Happy 4th everyone!
We have a bunch of friends and family coming later this afternoon to celebrate the 4th and enjoy some BBQ. I just got the brisket (Costco Prime) on the kettle at 6am and will be firing up the WSM around 11am, to do up a couple racks of spares.
This is my first long cook on a kettle, wish me luck!
I set my coals (2x2x1) up last night. Stubbs...
with cherry and hickory chunks for the fire.
Kosher salt, cracked black pepper and granulated garlic is my rub for this 10lb hunk-o-meat.
Here we go!
Settled in at @ 275...
This is just before I flipped and rotated the whole set-up at the 4-hour mark.
Spares all prepped and ready for the WSM!
Lump, with some Apricot from the tree in our yard, is the chosen fuel for this cook.
Had a quick look at the 8-hour mark, with an internal temp of 190.
Not yet probe tender...
Brisket is almost ready! Meanwhile, ribs are gettin wrapped at the 3-hour mark...color looks good to me...
*Day After Edit*Right after I added the pic of the ribs getting foiled, guests started showing up. I wish I would have gotten a few pics of the plated food, but was just too distracted, oh well. I had a look in the fridge this morning and there are only a couple rib bones leftover.