Few pictures from the weekend

[vc]

The first is of the 5 BBQ's we had going for a party of 250, We cooked 55 tri-tip, 110 lbs of chicken breast, 50 lbs of pork loin, 50 pounds of onions, 4 pans cheesy potatoes, 4 pans ranch style beans (8 gallons)
The other is of my Dr. Who son / Ali Heifer after her first bath and the 4th time on a halter. Picture is blurry I had been painting and did not realize I had a big white thumb print on the lens.

The last one is something I saw while I was at a conference in Illinois, anyone know what those are in the tree, did not have my ready glasses could not read it.

 

[Steve123]

What do you use for a BBQ/Smoker?  I was looking at a Klose BBQ Pit and just saw a Yoder Smoker at Cabela's that looked really good.

 

[vc]

The tow behind is a Klose, he has had it for ever. The drum smokers we made, we just put a Weber grill top on it to smoke, the drum lid to slow cook.

 

[LLBUX]

That looks like an Ash tree, so those could be traps or treatment for Emerald Ash Borer.

 

[vc]

LLBux That makes sense, since it was all the same kind of tree that lined the road, and they all had them.

 

[LLBUX]

The Ash Borer is starting to spread through IL and wiping out a lot of Ash forests.

As a Shop teacher and woodworker, I personally hate the little buggers!

 

[jwfarms]

250 people!  (clapping)

That is a lot of food to cook.  We had get togethers of 20 with burgers and dogs and I feel busy.

 

[vc]

We have been helping my cousin do this party for the last 5 years. I sliced 45 tri-tip and all of the pork loin, We have a slicer, and it made it through the pork and 45 tri-tip before it shorted out (bad on switch) The tri-tip in the drums is pretty easy hang it, place it i n the drum and check temp at an hour and a half. The only time it gets real hectic is just prior to serving (we do 2 rounds) getting everything cut and ready in a short period of time gets everyone hopping. There were 7 of us working on it so it was not to bad.