1/15/2018 – Used bones from the ribs smoked yesterday. Yields about 6 quarts 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 large (about 3-4 lbs) beef rib bones where we had eaten the smoked beef 9 quarts cold water 4 large carrots, washed, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Beef
1/14/2018 – 5 AM to 6 AM – Pulled silver skin from BBs and rubbed well with Kit’s Creole Seasoning. Rubbed the beef ribs with Jeff’s Texas Rub. Put into refer. 2:30 – Put into MES. Smoke was from a mixture … Continue reading
Saturday, January 13, 2018 – This cook turned out great. Results were very good especially with the point that had the 3POGS and Jeff’s Texas Rub. Adding more Jeff’s at the time it was wrapped also had to help with … Continue reading
12/9/2017 – Molina’s Cantina, the oldest and one of the best Tex-Mex Restaurant in Houston, shared their famous Chili Con Carne recipe. This turned out great and got even better when warmed up a few days later. Unusual for us … Continue reading
10/28/2017 – Bought a 10.9 lb. brisket for $1.69/lb. Trimmed the fat and separated the flat from the point. Rubbed them with 3POGS and Jeff’s Texas Rub. 10:00 AM – Put into the MES that had been preheated to 250 … Continue reading
Bought a trimmed flat with a piece of the point at HEB. Separated them into two pieces where the flat weighted 739 gm and the piece of the point weighted 728 gm. This cure/smoke is my first dry brining the beef … Continue reading
10/22/2017 – I should not have bought these ribs as there was almost no meat and a lot of “bald spots”; i.e. rib bones showing.
10/15/2017 – Dry brined the tip roast with kosher salt the night before. This morning cleaned up the butt and took off about 3 lbs to cure for tasso. Rubbed the beef with Jeff’s Texas Rubb and the piece of … Continue reading
9/2/2017 – Inspired by the recipe here but tweaked it to the process below. It turned out fine and worth doing again. Note the original process included advice on how to do a cheap steak. Reverse-Seared Rib Eye or T-Bone. … Continue reading
8/20/2017 – This smoke turned out good. Smoked a beef shoulder roast that was vac packed and frozen in mid-January 2017. Thawed it in a cold water bath starting about 6 AM then trimmed silver skin and fat. It fell … Continue reading