Category Archives: Cooks
3/5/2017 – Smoked them with a Pork Shoulder for Maggie, Jeff and family as this is their first time out since eloping to Galveston at Christmas. Looked great when pulled but over cooked wrapped in a warm oven.
This was the second time making corned beef and the first time smoking it to make pastrami. The corned beef was made with part of a brisket point. The pastrami rub even included juniper berries. It turned out great with … Continue reading
02-26-2017 This cook went well following advice from the SMF’s post titled “Let’s Talk Brisket” and competition trimmed. … Continue reading
2/19/2017, Sunday – Bought another 3.7 lb. boneless beef shoulder roast (a clod) at HEB for $2.27/lb and rubbed it with Jeff’s Texas Rub made our way (kosher salt and granulated garlic) the day before; i.e. Saturday. Tied in as it … Continue reading
2/18/2017 – Split large, fresh jalapenos, removed seeds, and pulp. Lightly fired thin bacon strips. Inserted slices of my faux (not cured) pork chorizo with a thick sliver of Monterey jack cheese then wrapped with the hot lightly fried bacon. Sprinkled … Continue reading
Made this in Feb/March 2017 and liked it. Ingredients 1 c. mayonnaise1/2 c. chill sauce Ketchup + 2 count of Siriachi – as we had no chili sauce2 Tbsp. red white wine vinegar – as we had no red1 tsp 1 Tbsp. … Continue reading



