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Since I was going to smoke anyway I offered to toss a butt in for my sister and niece. The niece dropped hers off last night, my sister in her typical fashion brought two. Honestly, I don't know if I have the room. I had planned on 40 lbs of butt, 4 -5 pounders per grate. The extra 10 lbs may be a no go.

This is 50 lbs. of butt, 12 lbs. of ribs, and a 6lb. chicken. The chicken will be roasted on the kettle. I had to cut one of the slabs of ribs down to try and get them all on one grate.

Dinner will be the ribs and chicken, with the pork being pulled and stored in vacuum bags until we're ready to eat it.

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Got the butts in @ 6:30. Half with Memphis Dust, the other with Rub Some Butt, a mustard/vinegar based rub. Ribs will go in around 9.
 
C'mon up!


I like big butts and I cannot lie...but smaller ones smoke better.


Butts rubbed...

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Butts have been in for about 2-1/2, ribs just in.


I could have easily added more butt or ribs. I never really knew the capacity of this thing. I had done four butts before, and 5 slabs of ribs, but never a combination. The grates are about 4-1/2" apart, which is (evidently) enough head clearance for a pork butt. I thought I would only be able to use every other grate. If they're all about 9-10 lbs. I could do 120 lbs. on this thing!


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Not sure now if this should be in grilling or BBQ, but since I started it here...

From the Weber kettle, Chicken is seasoned with Weber's Kickin' chicken mixed with butter and slathered under the skin. A bit more on top, cooked beer can style.

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Ribs are sauced and ready to pull out. Butts still have hours to go. I only sauced the (red) Memphis Dust ribs. The (Yellow) Rub Some Butt ribs were served dry. BTW, a HUGE thumbs up to Rub Some Butt. I am going to make my own version.

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From the Genesis 1000, Squash is a recipe from Weber's "Chicken and Sides". The baste is brown butter with an apple cider vinegar kicker. Not your typical cinnamon and brown sugar, a good choice for something a bit different.
The sweet potatoes are my own concoction. Wash well and remove ends. Paint with a mixture of Maple Syrup, Cinnamon, salt, pepper, and Cumin. The Cumin adds a layer and helps cut the sweet. Grill until a little charred, they're like candied yams on the grill.

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Ready to eat.
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A couple hours later and we're starting to take butts off to pull. I learned one thing, the extra meat added a couple hours of cook time. I would've expected to hit 203 after 10 hours, went a full 12 on most of them.

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