As part of the meal I prepared for a fundraiser event that my family hosted I was finally able to fire up the smoker this year. I smoked about 7 pounds of brisket. I dry rubbed overnight with my spice blend and smoked the 3 pieces for about 5 hours then finished it in the oven at about 250* Sliced it thin and made BBQ Brisket Sliders with mini Ciabatta rolls. I also made mini burger sliders with a garlic basil aioli and a lime aioli and caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms. also grilled up a bunch of chicken satay made with chicken tenderloins. Fed about 50 people, I was a busy man on Sunday

here are a couple pics

The cooking station:
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the meat:
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gotta have a cigar or 3 haha
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snack for the cook:
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mmmmm, looks great. gotta love the aioli toppings, great ways to impart flavor. Awesome
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Man, I can smell that meat all the way out here:-) How long do you usually smoke the meat Erik?


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usually between 4-6 hours for brisket and a little less for ribs, i usually finish them in the oven tightly covered with foil and some apple juice for some steam at 250*
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That sounds and looks awesome!
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Looks great, wish I got to cook this weekend :-)
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I like to smoke brisket for like 12 hrs. :-)
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That's quite a set up you have there!!
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thanks for the comments guys, I must have done something right because one of the guests hired me to cater a 50 person party
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Oh how I wish I was there. I have the smoker on the left and enjoy using it.
One thing I have learned is that Smoking (meats) is a learned art.
For example... I just smoked a shoulder pork roast to make pulled pork. I failed big time. Perhaps it was the cut of meat.
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the shoulder should be fine, how long did you smoke it for and what temp?
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Looks like you had a good start. No pics of the finish so I guess you'll have to do it again so we don't think you heated up a Hungry Man or something like it. :-)

You should toss a fatty in there for yourself next time too.
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^^ yeah it was a bit of a mad dash to get everything sliced and served so there was no time to take pics, Im sure I will do it again this summer so I will have to take pics next time. and could you elaborate on the "fatty" i should throw in for myself haha
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This set up looks awsome :-)
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:-)
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