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2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:14 am
by TX1911
Well, a day late, but here are the folks who competed, and their entries. It was a great throwdown, and some really excellent entries! I'm going to take a short TD break, but plan to get another one up and running soon with a different theme!

Entry 1 - RickHdz36
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Entry 2 - OldUsedParts
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Entry 3 - Texasbred
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Entry 4 - Castironchris
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Entry 5 - bsooner75
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Entry 6 - Egghead
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Entry 7 - FWL2579
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Entry 8 - Woodenvisions
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Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:29 am
by OldUsedParts
Thanks, Counselor, you deserve a break BUT ONCE AGAIN - - - you did an awesome job AS ALWAYS :tup: :salut: :cheers:

As for my Cook it all came from Hebert's Specialty Meats Market in The Woodlands.
Pure Pork Link Sausage (that we are addicted to now)
Bacon Wrapped, Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Country Style/Farmer's Cut/Jack's Ribs bone-in and glazed with Homemade Fig Sauce

Hilarious part to this cook was I was worried about cooking them at the same time and not undercooking or overcooking something. HOWEVER, :shock: after exactly one hour over Kingsford charcoal in my ECB everything was ready to come off. (coals at very bottom and meat at very top - average 300F) Even tho my Wiffy is not a big meat person she held her own with this Q and there was nothing left after Lunch the next day.

Thanks again to everyone that Entered and that Voted :salut:

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:51 am
by outlaw
OldUsedParts wrote:Thanks, Counselor, you deserve a break BUT ONCE AGAIN - - - you did an awesome job AS ALWAYS :tup: :salut: :cheers:

As for my Cook it all came from Hebert's Specialty Meats Market in The Woodlands.
Pure Pork Link Sausage (that we are addicted to now)
Bacon Wrapped, Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Country Style/Farmer's Cut/Jack's Ribs bone-in and glazed with Homemade Fig Sauce

Hilarious part to this cook was I was worried about cooking them at the same time and not undercooking or overcooking something. HOWEVER, :shock: after exactly one hour over Kingsford charcoal in my ECB everything was ready to come off. (coals at very bottom and meat at very top - average 300F) Even tho my Wiffy is not a big meat person she held her own with this Q and there was nothing left after Lunch the next day.

Thanks again to everyone that Entered and that Voted :salut:


Naturally I didn't know whose entry was whose, but as luck will have it, your's was the one I voted for, and I will tell you why. Since we didn't have the opportunity to taste anything, I went by the fact you had numerous items and they all looked excellent. Much harder in my opinion to serve multiple items at the same time and have them all at their peak at the same time. Lots of great entries, just appreciated your effort the most. I will be throwing my hat in the ring for the next one. ;) ;)

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:27 am
by bsooner75
Thank you so much for doing this!

OUP - your plate was outstanding.

All of y'all should be proud of your entries.

I did a pork butt, smoked Bologna and some smoked shiner bratwurst.

A word on the brats - they suck and I wanted them out of my freezer :) I'm a little picky about my brats. My inlaws bring me fresh ones from Protivin Iowa.


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Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:31 am
by OldUsedParts
thanks, sometimes I get lucky but I've learned most all my GOOD BBQ information AFTER joining this Forum, especially that BBQ can look good and still taste good too :roll: :laughing7: - - - - before then I was scary when given a match :laughing7: :D :lol:

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:27 am
by FWL2579
Well I had fun....this was my first throwdown and enjoyed the experience. I smoked my first pork butt, learned a lot. :D

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:32 am
by GRailsback
bsooner75 wrote:Thank you so much for doing this!

OUP - your plate was outstanding.

All of y'all should be proud of your entries.

I did a pork butt, smoked Bologna and some smoked shiner bratwurst.

A word on the brats - they suck and I wanted them out of my freezer :) I'm a little picky about my brats. My inlaws bring me fresh ones from Protivin Iowa.


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Sooner, I am originally from Iowa. Will be spending some time up there August as well as WI where the Mrs is from. I will be loading up the freezer and ice box in the motorhome with brats and beef sticks while I am up there. Ross's locker in Glenwood City WI. and Fairbank meat locker in fairbank IA.

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:48 am
by FWL2579
A few pics.

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:02 am
by bsooner75
GRailsback wrote:[quote="bsooner75"]Thank you so much for doing this!

OUP - your plate was outstanding.

All of y'all should be proud of your entries.

I did a pork butt, smoked Bologna and some smoked shiner bratwurst.

A word on the brats - they suck and I wanted them out of my freezer :) I'm a little picky about my brats. My inlaws bring me fresh ones from Protivin Iowa.


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Sooner, I am originally from Iowa. Will be spending some time up there August as well as WI where the Mrs is from. I will be loading up the freezer and ice box in the motorhome with brats and beef sticks while I am up there. Ross's locker in Glenwood City WI. and Fairbank meat locker in fairbank IA.[/quote]

What is it about that area that makes the brats so good? My inlaws started making deliveries about 15 years ago when MIL went home to visit. Don't think I've eaten a Johnsonville since :)


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Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:21 am
by GRailsback
They still have a lot of locally owned meat lockers up there. And the people still support them. Understand, that in Iowa in particular, but a lot of those midwest states, the local economies are agriculture. And most of the meat in peoples freezers up there have come straight from the farm, to the local meat locker, and to there freezer. And it is all top quality stuff. Having grown up there, we rarely bought meat from the super market. It was done in either half or whole beef and the same with hogs. They would get shaved ham form the butcher. Bologna as well.

Where I live in Cypress outside of Houston, there are very few meat markets available. There is Ainsworth, out in On Egypt, and there is one that has opened up in tomball. But there are not many good ones. I think Boots may have a good one close to him up there. Some of the smaller towns have one, but not all that many. Bellville, Wiemer, that type of thing.

This is where I will be getting my stuff from.

http://thefairbanklocker.webs.com/

http://www.rossgclockers.com/

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:30 am
by bsooner75
This is where they go. It's a short trip from Cresco which is her home town.

http://www.polashekslocker.com/


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Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:53 am
by GRailsback
Yes, I looked it up. I will be in the area for a couple of days. But already have my favorites.

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:47 am
by Papa Tom
Great job by everyone and special thanks to TX1911 for the great job of hosting........ :cheers:

Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:49 am
by bsooner75
GRailsback wrote:Yes, I looked it up. I will be in the area for a couple of days. But already have my favorites.

Understand that completely!


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Re: 2017 4th of July Throwdown Attributions

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:54 pm
by txsmkmstr
Papa Tom wrote:Great job by everyone and special thanks to TX1911 for the great job of hosting........ :cheers:

x2........ Sorry I missed out. Perhaps next round.