Smoker 4-16-17 Easter (I got called out and have been working 12-15 hrs. on and 9 off this week, so this post was delayed).

My wife found a beef ribeye roast on 63% off sale for $35. She found a family pack of chicken thighs, boneless pork ribs (odd ribs without rib bones), portobello mushrooms and russet potatoes.

The ribeye roast is going to take the longest so I will be pulling some items and adding the mushrooms during the smoke. The mushrooms only take an hour at 225*F.

If you’re in a hurry you can apply BBQ sause using a Ziploc bag. I tried doing rubs in a bag years ago and they don’t go on evenly. I never tried a bread crumb mix to make it even like Shake-N-Bake for the smoker.

I did do a Green Chili and Black Olive Meat Loaf in a smoker that came out excellent. I used a bread pan and did it just like you do it in an oven.

Today is Easter at 8:00 AM. I put the roast, pork, chicken and potatoes in with no preheat. No water in smoker and vent open. I set the temperature at 225* and set the time for over 6 hours. I put 2 ½ trays of cherry wood chips.

At 9:00 I put in another tray of cherry wood chips.

At 4 hours I pulled the pork and chicken. This was at 12:00 noon.

 On longer smoking I will take out the wood chips bayonet for a couple minutes to let the charred chips to turn into ash. This was also at 12:00 noon. Then I added another tray and one half of cherry wood chips.

I forgot to pull the potatoes until 2:00 PM. They got overdone and were drying out. I put the mushrooms in at 1:00 PM and that was when I was going to pull them. Oooops!!!!

I pulled the portobello mushrooms at 2:00 PM when I also pulled the dry potatoes and the amazing beef ribeye roast.

It tastes better than it looks with a little crisp on the outside, juicy, tender and smoked infused clear through on the inside.

 The internal temperature was 156*F and it came out pink after resting for 10 minutes. This was pulled at 2:00 at 6 hours of smoking at 225*F. The cord type meat thermometer makes doing roasts so easy. If I had wanted a little red I would have pulled it at an internal temperature of 140*F and well at 165*F.

GOD BLESS AMERICA – THE HOME OF THE FREE!!!

We have the freedom to celebrate Easter the way we want to, and our neighbors, friends are free to worship the way they want to. We choose the rules that we commonly live by through the right to vote if you’re a citizen. We have the right to own firearms and use them for sporting or home defense. I can make my Blog the way I want it to be. What a great country the USA is. 

My wife is amazing. She made me breakfast from the smoked potatoes that were overdone. She made “papas rellenos” (egg battered fried potatoes) served with sour cream and medium hot sauce. She sliced the potatoes so they would re-hydrate which worked perfect. Smoke infused, tangy, tender and rich flavored breakfast.