twharton Posted December 3, 2006 Report Posted December 3, 2006 Third Cook All I did was rub it with salt and freshly ground pepper. Put it on the upper grill @ 225-223. At this writing its @ 106 after 3 hours. I plan on taking it off @ 190-200. I prefer my beef rare but my wife likes it well done and as long as its juicy I'll eat it. Any advice or comments welcome between now and take off time. Thanks in advance.
ThreeDJ16 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Posted December 3, 2006 At 190-200 it will be falling apart like Que. Do you want it well done (able to slice it) or falling apart (like que)? If you just want it well done, you can take it off at 160 center temp (medium for beef), wrap it in several layers of tin foil and place it in an insulated cooler to rest for another hour. I usually place towels in it too to remove any extra airspace and insulate the meat more. It will continue to cook and should reach your 170 (well done for beef) mark in about an hour. After you unwrap it, might wanna let it sit out on your cutting board an additional 30 minutes to cool or risk loosing all your juice on the first cut. -=Jasen=- Here is a tip for you since your wife likes well done! viewtopic.php?p=8567#8567
twharton Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Posted December 3, 2006 Do you want it well done (able to slice it) or falling apart... Thanks!!! Talk about serendipity. I read your link viewtopic.php?p=8567#8567 tip before I read this reply! I asked wifey and the responded "...falling apart ' Yeah I'm whipped and proud to be so! So I'll take it off at 180 and wrap it up. Thanks again...Tom
twharton Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Posted December 4, 2006 Midnight 14 hours, 171 degrees, double wrapped in foil and two bath towels and put to bed in a cooler. It plateaud at 151 @ 7pm so I opened the top another 1/8th turn and the temp slowly began rising over the the next 5 hours from 230 and was at 380 at midnight. It looked and smelled fabulous in the full moon light. Nighty Night. Pictures Tomorrow!
Sanny Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 Uh oh. Time to ask Santa for those new pants, and a bigger belt. In fact, get the next size now, and ask Santa for a series of sizes.
twharton Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Posted December 4, 2006 Monday Morning Finish Unwrapped @ 06:00 Falling apart about 1.5 inches in and the rest jucy slicey... ...so I helped it a little with my cleaver. This is what I ended up with. Started with 11.3 lbs and finsihed with 8.5-9 lbs of tasy delicious!
Majestik Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 Dude... I'm sitting here starving and then I see your pix... Looks incredible. I'm going to lunch.
