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The funny thing is that Costco is so customer service oriented that all you have to do is ask and they will probably share their schedule.
Also, if they don’t have what you want out front, a lot of times, they have more in back and will get it for you if you ask them.
 
Picked up a few chucks from the grocery store this morning since they were on sale. Rubbed some olive oil on one and hit with some Lawry’s for my rub, plus a generous dose of butcher ground black pepper. Put some horseradish mustard on the other then a garlic-jalapeño rub, plus the black pepper and some ground dried jalapeños I had lying around. 225* for 4 hours to let them get some smoke, wrapped at ~155* until probe tender +\- 203*. Both turned out great, but the Lawry’s was more salty, but they both made great pulled beef sandwiches. Definitely did not suck and will do it again.

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FYi, I have issues with our WF delivery the last couple of time. We’re in SW Va and the food comes UPS from Pennsylvania . Two day shipping. The ups gets here around 5-7 pm On the second day it was totally thawed out and had to throw it out. WF did reimburse me, less a shipping cost Just disappointing waiting for the food and having to throw it out I’ll wait for cooler weather to try it again. Those trucks are probably over 100 degrees in the back. Just my 2 cents.
 
FYi, I have issues with our WF delivery the last couple of time. We’re in SW Va and the food comes UPS from Pennsylvania . Two day shipping. The ups gets here around 5-7 pm On the second day it was totally thawed out and had to throw it out. WF did reimburse me, less a shipping cost Just disappointing waiting for the food and having to throw it out I’ll wait for cooler weather to try it again. Those trucks are probably over 100 degrees in the back. Just my 2 cents.
Wow! Sorry to hear that. I am surprised they don't utilize more fail-proof shipping - especially with the extreme heat that many of us are dealing with. I guess I'm spoiled by having two WF's within 20 minutes of my house.
 
FYi, I have issues with our WF delivery the last couple of time. We’re in SW Va and the food comes UPS from Pennsylvania . Two day shipping. The ups gets here around 5-7 pm On the second day it was totally thawed out and had to throw it out. WF did reimburse me, less a shipping cost Just disappointing waiting for the food and having to throw it out I’ll wait for cooler weather to try it again. Those trucks are probably over 100 degrees in the back. Just my 2 cents.
Unfortunately, that’s been my experience with remote ordering of meat and other products that are frozen. Delivery services in today’s world are frequently delayed to the point where food spoilage is an issue.

I had a great local meat source until recently when he lost his lease on the storefront. Now, I’m having a hard time finding a replacement.
 
Tonight is Catfish:
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Trimming and Seasoning a Brisket tonight, for a 22:00 start tomorrow night for Sunday Dinner
Also mixed-up a Peach Ice Cream Slurry to Freeze tomorrow afternoon 🤗
Darn! Catfish is one of my favorites, but the Ferrari is low on gas and I can’t afford to fill it up right now. ;) Sure looks good!
 
The Brisket(s) and the Smoke Tube are in the Bull .... set at "LO" (180) for the night
Trying the "Middle Rack" method to see if we get any more Smoke:
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We'll check'em out in the AM


I'm also trying an experiment;
There's been a lot of back and forth on the Knotty Wood brand Pellets
Curious to see how much of the Pellets get used and just how much Ash we get for this 16+/- hour cook
We're using Knotty Wood Almond tonight
Hopper's Full and the Ash (mostly) gone:
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We'll compare them to what we find tomorrow afternoon :cautious:
 
First smoke on the 700- Pork shoulder at 180 for three hours, then 225 for about 14 more until pulling at 203 internal. Dinner came around late, so it rested too long and got a little soft, but great flavor. I also did a batch of jalapeño mac and cheese to go with it.

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Looks GREAT 🤗
And they say you can't get a good Bark on a Pellet Grill :rolleyes:
 
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Both sitting at 150 +/-
Ready for the Tallow and a Paper Wrap:
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Guess I could / should have turned the Rack / Briskets a few times to even-out the Bark
Not sure the "Middle Rack" method will continue for us :cautious:
BUT .... we'll see how well the Briskets look inside ;)
 
After a few hours in the Cooler, we pull the Brisket(s)
Bark set-up quite well
Flat on the left, Point to the Right:
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Then my first slice of the Point was with the Grain .... Rooky mistake :oops:
But check-out that Smoke Ring, and the Burnt-ends look GREAT:
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The Flat came out amazing:
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According to the Smoke Ring and taste, that "Middle Rack" method is looking pretty good 👍

OH .... and the Homemade Peach Ice Cream came out GREAT too:
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After a few hours in the Cooler, we pull the Brisket(s)
Bark set-up quite well
Flat on the left, Point to the Right:
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Then my first slice of the Point was with the Grain .... Rooky mistake :oops:
But check-out that Smoke Ring, and the Burnt-ends look GREAT:
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The Flat came out amazing:
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According to the Smoke Ring and taste, that "Middle Rack" method is looking pretty good 👍

OH .... and the Homemade Peach Ice Cream came out GREAT too:
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What‘s not to like about that? And, topped off with peach ice cream. Ooooh yeahhhh!
 
Just put a monster ribeye (2” thick”) on the grill at 200F.

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We’ll let it smoke at that temp until the internal temp hits 110F. Then, I’ll do the reverse sear on the nearby Napoleon gas grill. We like our beef medium rare, so will shoot for a finished 135F internal temp.

Monitoring the temp on my TW Signals. It connects right up to wifi, unlike…well, we won’t go there. :rolleyes:

We’re gonna eat good tonite!
 
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