I took the trailer rig to work yesterday and we gave it a workout. The menu was three tri-tip roasts, one seasoned with salt and pepper, one marinaded in a Jack Daniels store bought bag mix, and one seasoned with garlic. Next we had stuffed mushrooms and a wild rice salad. There was a 15 pound Alaskan salmon, Mexican corn on the cob, and one lone hamburger.
I started one half of the smoker at 3:30 and we put the three tri tips in at 5:00 at 225. I started the other side of the smoker at 5:00 and the mushrooms went into it at 6:00 at 225. The trip tips hit temp by 6:30-6:45 and those were pulled. I then swapped the mushrooms over to that side of the smoker as my coals were acting funny on the mushroom side. Shrooms came off at 7:15-7:30. The shrooms went into a broiler for a short time to crisp the tops.
I lit the BBQ at 6:45 and at 7:15 the lone burger was cooked. At 7:25 the salmon and corn went on the cooler side of the BBQ. At 7:45 the salmon and corn were moved over the coals and everything was ready to eat at 8:00.
I tended the smoker and bbq and kept it all going while the other guys prepped the meat and made all the dishes. Everything came out perfectly. The food was top notch and we ate like pigs until it was all gone. There was a big plate of brownies and vanilla ice cream for dessert that put the final nail in our coffins for the night. After dinner our boss looked at all of us and said " I guess nothing will get done the rest of the night" as we were all stuffed to the gills. There were ten of us that ate.
I have to clean up my smoker and bbq today and reset it all for the next time I cook. One thing I am going to change is the fuel I'm using. I have been using lump in the smoker and last night I had an uneven burn with it. The size of the chunks threw it off and the heat was not there once the small pieces burned down. The larger pieces did not perform. I'm going back to briquettes only. I am also still going to add that propane burner in front of the bbq and I am going to put a small water tank on it so I have a little water to clean my hands with on the trailer.
No food pics as we were too busy eating but here it is as I was lighting the bbq.
