More farmer engineering

[jrokusek]

You can get all fancy, or you can make one of these babies!


Food-grade drum with some 1/2" holes on the bottom and more on the removable lid.  One grate from a Weber kettle on the bottom to hold the charcoal and wood and another near the top to hold the meat.  Direct heat, but it's about 2 feet from the coals.  Not enough air for flare-ups.  You can actually cook a good sized brisket in 12 hours or less.  

Some people, such as these people http://www.bbq-porch.org/faq/index.html call steaming and boiling cheating.  Whatever works as far as I'm concerned.  With this setup I haven't found the need for either.




Jim

[sawguy21]

Now that is one slick cooker and it's cheap. I like it 8) The meat looks mighty tasty too.

[thurlow]

jrokusek.........I don't think you can get much fancier than that.........I declare you to be an (honorary) farmer engineer.

[joelmar10]

That's it...I gotta go get me some lunch.... digin1

[highpockets]

You know I started a new batch of plum wine about two days ago.  I had some steamed juice and normally I don't have a problem getting the yeast working.  It just so happened that I had about a cup of pineapple juice that I decided to put in the brew.  My yeast is not responding like it normally does.  Made papian, I don't know.

[WH_Conley]

Put a little sugar in to get it started. If you already put sugar in put some in a cup with some warm water and a little more yeast til it starts, then pour it in.

Course I'm just guessing. ;)

[highpockets]

WH, you hit the nail on the head.  I did add another packet of yeast via a cup of warm sugar water and it finally got going.  I am pretty sure it would have started on the first but I got impatient.  Normally I see results within 24 hours. 

[ScottAR]

Well, I tried brine/mustard ribs and they're GOOOD!!!!   I knew I got em fairly right when I unwrapped a bone while cutting them apart.   

I neglected to cut down the salt/sugar measure since I only had one side of ribs so they were WAY too salty but I'll know better next time. 

I used some store bought rub made in Memphis but I think I'll go custom next time as it wasn't exactly the flavor I was looking for... 

Anyways,  buy and slab and cook em...