Got a new toy. I've named him Chubby

Broke out the Black Chubby again this past weekend. The weekend before I was down in Dale Hollow and didn't like the way my pork belly burnt ends turned out so I wanted to try again. Friday after work I picked up a 6# pork belly with the skin removed. When I got home I cut it up into chunks.

Saturday morning I got up and covered them in Killer Hogs rub.



I got my smoker started and once I hit 260 degrees I threw them on.



In the meantime the dog, BC and I chilled enjoying a few beers and the aroma of the smoker.



After an hour I checked them out. They were doin good.



At the 2 hour mark I pulled them off. put them in a pan, added brown sugar, butter and honey, covered in foil and back on for 90 more minutes.



I made a glaze with BBQ sauce, apple juice, apple jelly and a little bit of hot sauce. After 90 minutes I pulled them off, removed the foil and covered them in the glaze, stirred everything up so they had complete coverage. Put them on for 10 more minutes and they were ready for consumption.







They turned out perfect this time around. Im lovin this smoker. Not too sure what Ill do next, but I have something in mind.

Thanks guys

Thanks. I just might try that

Lol. I'll let you know

Not yet

That was one hell of a weekend. Tall Chad came down for the weekend, he got here around noon on Friday. Him and BC were goin hunting Friday afternoon and we would chill at BC's garage Friday Night. Tall Chad had a tag in hand for a doe. At least that was the plan. I got to BC's garage around 5:30 to get a fire started. I got a call around 5:45 that BC had shot a buck. Holy Hell. The buck was brought back to the garage and the celebration began. We celebrated late into the night and threw the inner loins on the grill.

Saturday we get up and I loaded all of the stuff I would need for a day of smokin on Black Chubby. Got to BC's house around 10:30 and started prepping 4 racks of ribs and 2 sausage rolls. We also put a backstrap into some marinade that would go on the grill for lunch. I got the smoker started and was waiting for it to reach a temp of 225 before the meat went on. Suddenly a black vehicle comes flying into the alley. TC looks at me and says "Dave", jumped up and ran to his car. Giles came to play for the day.







The suasage rolls would come off 1st and they were delicious.


Around 3 we put the backstrap on the grill. They were excellent!!


Around 6 the ribs were finally done. The bones were falling right off of them. They tasted great!!

We had a fire going all day, not to keep us warm, but for the smell and sound of burning popping wood. The deer was hanging and being carved on all day long. We finished it up for the most part. Still some grinding to be done.




It was a great time, the best part being BC taking his first buck. Very proud and happy for him. This was a weekend I have been lookin forward to for a while now. and it went perfect. Great food, cold beer, and celebrating a brotherhood with some of the best. 4 cases of beer were consumed Saturday night. That was a hell of a weekend.

Thanks Ric