Keith B Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 We hosted a cookout at our house this past Saturday with forty guests. The menu consisted of pulled pork, brisket, ribs, jalapeno poppers, smoked mac and cheese (no pics) and smoked baked beans. We smoked the mac and cheese and baked beans on Thursday and reheated them in the oven for the dinner. The three pork shoulders and 16lb brisket went on at 9:00pm on Friday. These were both done and pulled at 11:00am and six racks of ribs took their place. I used pecan pellets for the butts and brisket in the cold smoker and went with apple wood for the ribs. Everything turned out great! Pork butts are on. The brisket is added to the top grate. These are done and ready to come off. The ribs go on. We cooked fifty poppers in the vision grill while the ribs were finishing up. Unfortunately with the amount of work we had to do, I did not get any additional photos. The food was a huge hit and I now know the limits that my 22" can do at a given time. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Keith, that sounds like a fabulous dinner party with so many great cooks. Since all guests were raving about your cooks you must be very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 That's quite a crowd to cook for. Looks like a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Hard work all paid off in the end. Looks like a great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todc1963 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Looks great. I bet everyone enjoyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Very nicely done, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted August 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) On 8/24/2018 at 4:28 PM, tony b said: Very nicely done, sir! Thanks everyone! The crowd might have been influenced by the four beers I had on tap. They were drinking quite a bit before dinner. The poppers were the first thing served and they lasted about ten minutes! For the party we had four of our homebrews on tap, a Vienna lager, a black IPA, a New England style IPA and a Gose. We also had a hard cider that my son and I made. My son also made some fruit syrups (strawberry, mango and blueberry) to mix with the cider for anyone who wanted a fruitier drink. The brisket, ribs and poppers were totally gone by the end. There was a bit of the pulled pork leftover. That crowd could eat and drink! It was a good evening! Edited August 27, 2018 by Keith B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
