Random BBQ Pictures

[Charles Helm]

Just Fired Up:

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Couple of Drunk Chickens and a Pork Loin:

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Sausage (stuffed fresh at the store, cooked on the hot side of the smoker and then held in the vertical):

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Another loin with brisket:

http://www.pbase.com/image/102463347/large.jpg

Sliced Pork Loin:

http://www.pbase.com/image/102463338/large.jpg

Pulled Brisket Sandwiches:

http://www.pbase.com/image/102577652/large.jpg

I have also tried jerky, chicken wings, and eye of round. Still trying to get the smoker figured out but most everything is edible.

[Charles Helm]

I should have mentioned that the pit is a Tejas (http://www.tejassmokers.com/) I got from The Grill Doctor (http://www.grilldoctor.com/) in Dallas. They bring them in so I saved the shipping over getting a different brand delivered. If you look at The Grill Doctor's website ignore the prices as they have not updated in a long time.

I managed to pick up the pit before the latest price increase. With steel going up so are the pits. I probably got more than I needed but what else is new.

[salth2o]

Good looking grub and a great set up!

[Alex3]

Good lookin pit and grub.

[Charles Helm]

Thanks. I need a lot more practice -- guess I should start getting more exercise.

[Haute Pursuit]

Did you get a discount on that one chicken Charles? Looks like it was missing a wing :D The food looks awesome. I've never smoked a pork loin before. How long did it take to cook?

[Charles Helm]

The chicken was coming apart as I tried to rotate it to keep the skin crisp!

The loins take four hours or so. I take them to 150 degrees and then pull them off and put them in foil for a bit.

[ifish2]

Mr. Helm, have you tried the Hi Mountain Jerky Seasonings from Academy. My dad just started making it using his upright side of his pit (Pitts and Spitts) and it is unbelievable. The garlic and pepper seasoning is awesome when used with pecan wood. He tried using mesquite and it was a little too smoky.

[Charles Helm]

Thanks for the tip. I will have to look into it.

[sandollr]

That looks awesome, Charles! Makes me hungry.

.. and ahem ... Did you get a discount on that one chicken Charles? Looks like it was missing a wing

and, you know, in the cyber world, Haute .. that you ate that wing, cause it looked so incredible.

I'll share my napkin with ya. It was so tasty.

ha!

[frenzyfinder]

Is that pit made by Klose Pits, off of 34th street close to Oak Forrest?

[Charles Helm]

Is that pit made by Klose Pits, off of 34th street close to Oak Forrest?
No, it is a Tejas (http://www.tejassmokers.com/). I was able to buy it locally and save quite a bot on freight versus shipping one from Houston.

[manintheboat]

Here are some of mine

[RubenZamora]

Stupid question here. Why do you run wire through your meat? To pull it out easier?

[Charles Helm]

Stupid question here. Why do you run wire through your meat? To pull it out easier?
They are temperature probes for thermometers. Easier to tell how done it is.

[Charles Helm]

Here are some of mineLooks tasty. I need to fire up the pit again real soon. Screwed up and did not pick up briskets the last time they were on sale because I was cooking a big one that weekend (15 pounds...).

[Roger]

Here's a few of mine, lick your lips and enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Rooster5101/Food/MyNextSmoke005-1-1.jpg

pork butts for my wifes Christmas Party

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Rooster5101/Food/DSC00727.jpg

Fatty W/ pablanos, red peppers and cheese

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Rooster5101/Food/MyNextSmoke001.jpg

My favorite

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Rooster5101/Food/MyNextSmoke-1.jpg

My wifes favorite

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Rooster5101/Food/9-01-07Rain013.jpg

One more Fatty

[Charles Helm]

Now I'm hungry again -- great-looking grub.

[manintheboat]

good lucking food there Roger!!!

[Walkhome]

My buddy decided it would be a great idea to try to stuff a chicken with a pound of bacon, and then wrap it with a pound of bacon.
While it looked like a million dollars when it came off the smoker, it left something to be desired.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/austintownsend01/PA040079Small.jpg

[RubenZamora]

My buddy decided it would be a great idea to try to stuff a chicken with a pound of bacon, and then wrap it with a pound of bacon.
While it looked like a million dollars when it came off the smoker, it left something to be desired.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn243/austintownsend01/PA040079Small.jpgMan as much as I like Baccon that in way looks nasty. I feel my heart wanting to EXPLODE lol

[Walkhome]

Yeah, I don't think I'd let him ruin a chicken like that again.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that he threw in a cream cheese stuffed jalapeno in the middle of the 1 lb of bacon.

My cholesterol jumped just looking at it.

[Haute Pursuit]

The bacon works awesome on Wood Ducks. They are stuffed with onion, celery and apple slices.

[manintheboat]

here is a little more

[Charles Helm]

Dang. I just ate and you are trying to make me hungry again.

Good-looking food. Well, except for the bacon-stuffed, bacon-wrapped chicken.

[Walkhome]

I think it was the bacon stuffing that put the stank on that bird. Wrapping sure did look pretty, and the outside layers were pretty dang good. Inside...not so much.

[Slightly Dangerous]

Charles, your pork tenderloin looks nice and juicy. Too many people smoke pork until it is so dry you have to drown it in sauce to eat it. Any meat that is not moist from the smoker is ruined.

[Charles Helm]

Charles, your pork tenderloin looks nice and juicy. Too many people smoke pork until it is so dry you have to drown it in sauce to eat it. Any meat that is not moist from the smoker is ruined.I can see how it would be easy to dry one out but they just do not need to stay on the pit that long to get done. My wife would rather have one than a brisket, but maybe that is because I am still working on a better brisket!

[monkeyman1]

good looking pit and great looking chicken. makes me hungry for smoked chicken! (and chicken salad the week after!).

[MarshJr.]

self explanatory

[Charles Helm]

self explanatory
Looks pretty tasty. I have not done Ke-babs in several months.

[MarshJr.]

after seeing a post on this thread...i decided to make my own fatty..
first one is stuffed with cheese, onion, peppers, mushrooms....second is chili, cheese and onions

[Charles Helm]

Man that looks good. And I just ate!

[Roger]

Looks mighty good for the first go round.

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[GulfCoast02]

A few from Labor Day!!

[Charles Helm]

A few from Labor Day!!


That looks like a very serious pit. Nice groceries too.

[Shin-Diggin]

Hey Marsh did one come out better then the other?

[Roger]

GC2, are you smoke'n or grillin? Thats some good look'n meat.

[WBHB]

Fajita's on Sunday evening...

[MarshJr.]

I felt healthier eating the veggie and cheese, but the chili one was suprisingly better, I think because it made it juicier inside

Hey Marsh did one come out better then the other?