Barter-Que This might just catch on

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 1st, 2012, 5:06 pm

So like I posted earlier, I seem to be making friends hand over fist but I'm sticking to my guns. This is NOT a drop off BBQ service, you can bring your cooler full off whatever you want smoked and we will shoot the bull while the smoke puffs away. WELLLL, I might be turning a new page to my rules. A buddy of mine showed up with 4 slabs and a butt just as Pops was settling in to temp. I told him to pull up a chair and get comfortable but he kind of reminded me it was way too hot to hang around a smoker for 5 hours. MAN DID I GET TICKED! Just about when I was gonna tell him where he could shove them slabs he gave me this crazy grin and told me he had a peace offering for not sticking around. From out of the igloo cooler came a frosty cold quart mason jar of some seriously clear amber liquid. I was informed that is was Apple Pie Moonshine! Maybe you have heard of this stuff, just maybe you've been lucky enough to taste some. I will smoke whatever this guy drops off until further notice if a jar of this stuff accompanies the igloo cooler each time. I've sipped through about 8 ounces and probably need to remember to check on the smoker or write down the instructions for the wife!

Barter-Que ... this could become interesting.

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 1st, 2012, 5:15 pm

Forgot to post the slabs

Those pieces on the top left are the tasters, the trimmings that are good to nibble on while everything else takes a bit longer.
Never toss out Que, its a law

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » July 1st, 2012, 5:20 pm

if i were a drinken man, that would be a pretty good trade,,,, didnt know moonshine was still made... i traded a pork shoulder last week for 5 gallons of homemade icecream,,,,,, we were ice cream drunk for a week lol..........

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » July 1st, 2012, 5:21 pm

pretty nice bein able to cook more then a couple slabs there,,,, just keep barteren

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 1st, 2012, 5:48 pm

DUAYNE B wrote:didnt know moonshine was still made

One of the many interesting things about Alabama, you never really know what is still going on until you venture back into the woods a bit.

Scary part to this stuff is that you can drink it like Apple Cider, It's when the smoker starts moving across the yard that you might not be drinking cider. But home-made ice cream would be a pretty good barter too. At least then I could drive to the store during a cook!

TuscaloosaQ · Post by **TuscaloosaQ** » July 1st, 2012, 5:55 pm

I have seen that cooker before!!!!! LOL I hope it is pleasing to you I WANT TO SEE SOME FINISHED PICS!!!! WHAT TEMPS ARE YOU RUNNING?? :LG:

PvilleComp · Post by **PvilleComp** » July 1st, 2012, 7:21 pm

Beautiful... on all fronts.

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » July 1st, 2012, 7:46 pm

Nice deal ther SOLO. That is a pretty good trade.
Now watch that appple pie, it will make you speak in tongues, some people have never heard of. ;) (I might have a done that once or so)

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 1st, 2012, 9:26 pm

Held them at 230, maybe next time I sneak up around 245

First slab ready to be sliced and served

Sauced the rest and ready to pack

Vacuum sealed for another day.

First time I did this I figured I was ruining things for sure. Could not have been more wrong. Something about the vacuum process, really pulls in the flavor. They make great stocking stuffers at christmas

PvilleComp · Post by **PvilleComp** » July 1st, 2012, 9:29 pm

Dear Santa...

:LG:

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » July 2nd, 2012, 2:32 am

SQ, the Q looks fantastic!, now about the Apple pie!, a mate of mine from Athens AL, bring a good supply of Gatorade

to our get togethers and boy is the good stuff!, I must ask him if he`s heard of Apple pie!!

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » July 2nd, 2012, 8:41 am

those ribs look mouth watering SoloQue........ :LG:

, what brand vacuum sealeris that and would you buy another? for me

alleyrat58 · Post by **alleyrat58** » July 2nd, 2012, 9:01 am

Food looks great! A guy I know well may or may not make some that apple pie, man is that stuff good!

You've got nicer friends than I do, Solo. One of my cousins used to show up with coolers full of meat and tell me he'd do all the work, all I had to do was keep fire in the box. Then he turns around and tells his wife and another of my cousins that my BBQ tastes like shat! He ruined that for pretty much everybody...

Kansafornian · Post by **Kansafornian** » July 2nd, 2012, 1:07 pm

BBQ wampum! Very nice...

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » July 2nd, 2012, 6:03 pm

I tell you what......looking at them ribs...I think you got the bad end of the deal......but that Apple Pie is hard to beat.....And S1....keep your clothes on....

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » July 2nd, 2012, 6:54 pm

It wasnt my clothes that I lost! ;)

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » July 2nd, 2012, 7:02 pm

Had the apple pie a couple comps ago - loved it...

...and nice lookin ribs solo!

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 2nd, 2012, 8:59 pm

Thanks guys, the ribs turned out pretty decent. Glad you agree

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 4th, 2012, 2:33 pm

Ended up with the Holiday off so I figured I would empty out part of the freezer.

4 butts, about a dozen cornish hens and my buddy dropped off a turkey breast

Butts are around 150 so time to foil and grab a pic. Hopefully everything will come off at once ... yeah right !

PvilleComp · Post by **PvilleComp** » July 4th, 2012, 3:16 pm

Nothing like a Full Smoker just before a full stomach!

:LG:

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » July 4th, 2012, 3:48 pm

I can't figure out which is better .....a bunch of naked chicks or some big butts.....

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » July 4th, 2012, 3:56 pm

Looks like you got that new smoker figured out! I like the barter q thing for sure!

SoloQue · Post by **SoloQue** » July 4th, 2012, 4:43 pm

3 hours on the smoke and a few minutes rolling across the grill rack to sear up the skin. This rack is just a temporary until the grill grates arrive so it wasn't seasoned enough to not tear the skin. They ended up so tender the legs were falling off as I rolled them.

Crazy how a 3 hour brine makes these hens so juicy. Not so much greasy but really juicy. Could be my favorite meat off of the smoker, not even gonna break out the sauce tonight!
The butts are foiled and resting in a cooler, I got a pan of Smokehouse beans on the top rack along with a couple dozen wings finishing up, been a fun day

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » July 4th, 2012, 4:50 pm

Looks great! :LG:

Hope my Half chickens turn out that good!

smokendink71 · Post by **smokendink71** » July 4th, 2012, 4:53 pm

Everclear Apple Pie
1 1/2 gal apple cider
1/2 gal apple juice
2 cups suger
9 cinnamon sticks
add all ingrents together in large pot and let simmer for about 2 hrs.
let cool to room temp. then add one bottle of "grain alc" everclear.

it's going to be a party up in here

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