Memorial Day Weekend Plans

[McLovin32]

@McLovin32 Should I have cooked on this last night?

Duh, yes

 

[millah_22]

Duh, yes

I didn't. I just drank a bunch of ciders and 1 beer (because I ran out of cider).

 

[McLovin32]

I didn't. I just drank a bunch of ciders and 1 beer (because I ran out of cider).

 

[millah_22]

 

[jonesy5960]

Too late.

Nasty habit. I've heard that mushrooms and meth are good cures for that.

 

[millah_22]

At the zoo I saw a male lion start to hump another male and I said "Talk about a Lion's Pride" and NO ONE laughed.

 

[McLovin32]

At the zoo I saw a male lion start to hump another male and I said "Talk about a Lion's Pride" and NO ONE laughed.

You should get shirts made about that

 

[millah_22]

You should get shirts made about that

Just in time for June!

 

[JustSayOV]

OV's plans:

1) Mow
2) Work on packing and getting the boat ready for fishing trip to Canada in a couple weeks
3) Attend local Memorial Day service at the cemetery put on by the Am-Vets
4) Smoke a brisket on Monday

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4) Check.....but I will say I feel brisket is way overrated. Too much time prepping to trim the fat, takes forever to cook, then rest in cooler for 2 hours before eating, etc......it was all good and well, but I would have been just as happy with a steak on the charcoal grill I think (but the brisket had been in the freezer for a bit and needed to get cooked).

 

[McLovin32]

1) Check
2) Check
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4) Check.....but I will say I feel brisket is way overrated. Too much time prepping to trim the fat, takes forever to cook, then rest in cooler for 2 hours before eating, etc......it was all good and well, but I would have been just as happy with a steak on the charcoal grill I think (but the brisket had been in the freezer for a bit and needed to get cooked).

I can agree about brisket. I've only ever done 3-4 of them, ever. It's good, but it's nothing insanely special. If I'm craving the smoked beef flavor, I'll just get a couple chuck roasts and smoke those instead. Poor Man's Burnt Ends from those almost always hit the spot.

But weirdly, about once a year I'll get the craving for actual brisket, and a weird urge to go through the entire brisket process. I've got a buddy that does probably 2-3 every month or so and I just don't understand it/csb

 

[JustSayOV]

I can agree about brisket. I've only ever done 3-4 of them, ever. It's good, but it's nothing insanely special. If I'm craving the smoked beef flavor, I'll just get a couple chuck roasts and smoke those instead. Poor Man's Burnt Ends from those almost always hit the spot.

But weirdly, about once a year I'll get the craving for actual brisket, and a weird urge to go through the entire brisket process. I've got a buddy that does probably 2-3 every month or so and I just don't understand it/csb

I agree. Like I say, it turned out good and yes, those first few bites right when you cut into it are great.....but then especially with leftovers, I feel it gets dry quick, etc.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Nasty habit. I've heard that mushrooms and meth are good cures for that.

Screw that. I’m going straight for heroin and fentanyl. Gotta kick this awful THC addiction fast.

 

[Tenacious E]

1) Check
2) Check
3) Check
4) Check.....but I will say I feel brisket is way overrated. Too much time prepping to trim the fat, takes forever to cook, then rest in cooler for 2 hours before eating, etc......it was all good and well, but I would have been just as happy with a steak on the charcoal grill I think (but the brisket had been in the freezer for a bit and needed to get cooked).

The only time I find brisket to be worth it is when I do a corned beef brisket in a crockpot, and that is because it is idiot proof and easy. Otherwise, steaks and burgers for me.

 

[jonesy5960]

Screw that. I’m going straight for heroin and fentanyl. Gotta kick this awful THC addiction fast.

Let me just say that I admire your aggressive approach to knocking that monkey off your back. I see great things in your future.

 

[JustSayOV]

The only time I find brisket to be worth it is when I do a corned beef brisket in a crockpot, and that is because it is idiot proof and easy. Otherwise, steaks and burgers for me.

Agreed. We actually bought a couple extra corned beef briskets around St Paddy's day to throw in the freezer because it is too good to only eat once a year.

 

[Tenacious E]

Agreed. We actually bought a couple extra corned beef briskets around St Paddy's day to throw in the freezer because it is too good to only eat once a year.

Frankly, I'm not sure why more people don't do briskets in a slow cooker. It never dries out, it gets crazy tender, and the taste is amazing. For briskets done as corned beef, I call it crack beef because it is so hard to stop eating it.

 

[JustSayOV]

Frankly, I'm not sure why more people don't do briskets in a slow cooker. It never dries out, it gets crazy tender, and the taste is amazing. For briskets done as corned beef, I call it crack beef because it is so hard to stop eating it.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Let me just say that I admire your aggressive approach to knocking that monkey off your back. I see great things in your future.

As the great Daniel Burnham said:

“Make no little plans, they have no magic in them to stir mens’ blood”