Brehs I killt it a cpl days ago...pics coming
ribs - one rack was standard with a sweeter/wetter sauce, the other was a JERK rub (the one with the detail). BOTH WERE ABSOLUTE FLAMESSS...the meat pulled back and bones slid out with zero effort. 225-250 degrees for first 2 hrs, regularly spritzed, then covered in foil with small amount of a mixture of the sauce and some stock for added moisture...almost a braising effect for another 2 hrs...then took out and brushed with sauce, and back in for another 15 minutes so it will set.
Chicken - hint of lemon, with garlic, thyme/rosemary/sage and butter crammed under the skin....SKIN came out CRISPY and the meat was so tender and smoky....i had it on a rack and put a small pan underneath with garlic/shallot/herbs/olive oil/a tiny bit of chicken stock to catch the drippings and make a sauce but to be honest it was so moist and flavorful you didn't even need it.
Brisket - this is my second brisket ever. The first brisket I ever smoked was a total disaster and I literally just threw it in the trash I was so pissed. Learned my lesson brehs. Mostly due to a realization about managing temperature control in my smoker. Never letting it get above 250, and I kept a pan of water inside during the part of the cook that the brisket was uncovered. interestingly enough I got this at a local Jewel Osco...this was the first time I ever saw them carry brisket. Got lucky because the meat was from the middle of a full brisket so it was like half of the point and half of the flat. started out at 225 and once it hit 160-165 (ended up being about 3 hrs), I wrapped it and added a TINYYY bit of beef stock (paranoid about it being dry after the first disaster) and it was in there for another 2 hours. For the size it seemed like it was a long cook (4.5lbs raw) but I was determined not to let the temperature get too high. I also did let it rest for almost an hour as difficult as that was.
The brisket had a salt/pepper/garlic/chipotle/and COFFEE rub. BREHS...the mfer came out JIGGLLLLYYYY AS FUKKKK...like a thickkk ass that's bent over and you palm one cheek and move it around you see that mfer waving back at you
...and the liquid thats kinda pooled underneath??? I mixed it with a little bit of a spicy sauce and used it as a dipping sauce....
zero leftovers.