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Franklin BBQ Smoker Pit Tour Review Austin Texas w TRoy Cooks and Harry Soo SlapYoDaddyBBQ.com
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- Pitmaster Mauro (Max) Chiefari shows T-Roy and Harry the magic behind Aaron's legendary Franklin BBQ smokers in Austin, Texas. Click "SHOW MORE" for links and info
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Hi! I'm Harry Soo, a Grand Champion pitmaster from in Diamond Bar, near Los Angeles. Welcome to my vlogs, BBQ product reviews, travel & lifestyle videos, BBQ contests, classes, as well as interviews and stories.
On weekdays, I'm an IT nerd living a Dilbertesque existence in a fabric covered cubicle in downtown LA. I'm the head tour guide for a team of IT project managers who build datacenters, networks, servers, and infrastructure that helps bring tap water to 300 cities and 20 million residents in SoCal.
On weekends, I come alive as a pitmaster, competitor, and BBQ instructor. You've seen me on BBQ Pitmasters, Food Network, Chopped Grill Masters, Smoked, Cutthroat Kitchen, and local TV in California. My shtick is I've used a humble 18-inch Weber Smokey Mountain smoker to win 100+ first places and 1st place USA in the Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) awards including best chicken, brisket, and sirloin; and I've won over 30 Grand Championships. I've personally taught 250+ classes and trained 4,000+ pitmasters in small hands-on dozen student classes in the US, Sydney, Perth, London, Kuala Lumpur, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and Hawaii.
I get many questions weekly about how to grill and barbecue. Since I started cooking professionally in 2008, I've answered thousands via email, so I decided to post my answers via video to reach a wider audience. I'll do my best to post a video on my channel periodically. I upload vlogs, BBQ product reviews, travel & lifestyle videos, BBQ contests, classes, as well as interviews and stories.
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You know what I love about Aaron Franklin? Between his video series, his books and the tours of his smokers everyday. He shows the world pretty much exactly how he does his brisket. Yet no one else replicates the magic that happens at Franklin's BBQ.
Restaurant success is 20% cooking and business savvy is the 80%. Aaron is super talented in both. Others say their food is as good and I agree as I've eaten at many and they are also my friends. I am also honest and tell them it's the other 80% they need to do as well as Aaron does.
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ So Max starts seasoning at 7:30 a.m. and puts the brisket on at 10:00 a.m.-ish. How long does it cook? What do they do with it after it is finished? Seems like they pull it around 10 p.m. if it's anything like my brisket cooks. How do they hold it for service the next day?
@@benpierce2202 they hold them over night in a warmer at around 140-150 until service. Thats how most BBQ joints do it.
@@benpierce2202 Meat has to rest after cooking to give the muscle fibers time to relax, open up, and resorb some of the liquids. Usually the longer the cook, the longer the rest. So they'll cook tomorrow's brisket, and when done it goes in a proofing oven where it will come down in temperature, but will still be held in the "safe zone" around 160F. You also need to get the meat out of the cooking zone quickly, down to your holding temp or it might go completely mushy. That's why a cooler works well for us low budget folks, the excess heat in the meat leaves and heats the cooler. Depending on how big the cooler is, and how much meat you load in, the two should hit equilibrium and just coast for hours.
Best tour of Aaron's cookers yet! THANK YOU.
Thanks Keith. Go get a free tour from some very nice folks
when you find a cook with that much passion you know the food will be great!
That's why he only has one restaurant so he can stay on top of the quality
Just like Franklin's book, this Pitmaster placed all the emphasis on proper fire management.
All about the pitmaster and never about the pit!
I love your channel mr. Soo! My husband started watching cause he dreams of becoming a Pitmaster, but after a couple of videos, I started watching too! The best way to cook!
What a great story of two new angels of BBQ love ready ❤ to help spread kindness
Man, this really does make me love this country... an Asian BBQ expert interviewing an Italian pitmaster in beautiful Austin, Texas. That, plus imagining all that brisket, brings a little tear to my eye!
God bless America! Stay home. Stay safe. Cook BBQ!
Franklin has a few documentary videos that he put out, that were awesome. Nothing much is "top-secret." it is mostly hard-work and dedication to the craft.
Same with Pitmaster, Rodney Scott. He had a great video showing how he collects his wood, cooks his pigs, etc. That was one of my fav. vids.
BBQ may not lead to world peace but it's a good start! Anthony Bourdain 1956 to eternity
Aaron franklin hides a lot of stuff he's doing and frankly lies about stuff too. Like claiming he only uses salt/pepper on his brisket.
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ He is def. hiding a lot from the public, Master Soo. I am just learning this from your awesome videos. It is not as simple as he makes is seem, and I know you will find out and be able to make just as good, or if not better Briskets!
@@overnightclassic2
I agree, after learning from Master Pit Boss, Harry Soo.
I learned something new about fire wood and friction. It's truly an art with new challenges everyday.
Mauro is DA MAN. I thought the Italian pitmaster was pranking me at first but he answered my tough questions so he is legit! :-)
I cooked my first ever brisket on a pellet smoker yesterday. It turned out amazing. It was a Prime 7kg brisket, had a deep red smoke ring, soft and juicy. Everyone that ate it are still talking about it today. My secret to getting it right was watching all content on TH-cam like this video here. Thanks for all the black belt tips and tricks.
You're very welcome!
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I had questions, and thankfully you asked them all plus more! Your the man Harry
No fear. Harry will shig for you! :-)
Pretty amazing place. Very interesting how they control the heat with the ashes and wood on that cooker. No back flow control.. Neat stuff.
Pro pitmaster skills to run 5 Muchacho without burning down the house. Would not be possible in Los Angeles with all our fire codes
That was my favorite tip.
Enjoyed that a lot! Pretty cool to see where all of the magic happens. Thanks for sharing the BBQ love!
Harry,
Excellent video. Thank You. What I would give to get taught BBQ from a Pit Master like you. God Bless you. I still am in awe over the brisket you made and cut with a fork.
He said they make 1,000 pounds of brisket a day and they sell it for $34 per pound right now. Obviously cooked meat is going to weigh less than raw meat so it’s not a fair comparison, but even if the final cooked weight is 75% of that, they are still raking in over $25K per day just on brisket. That’s almost $8,000,000 per year just from brisket.
The yield is 40% to 45% so a 10 lb raw brisket yields 4.5 lbs or less of cooked saleable meat. They do 110 a day on average of 12 lbs so yield is about 500 lbs X $34 = $17K
Good to see this match up with Franklin's Master Class videos. In the videos Aaron Franklin prioritizes working the fire over all other things. He credits the fire for the large majority of how the meat ends up.
Yes please see my Masterclass soon on BBQ Stars
Texan here & there's nothing "top secret" about Mr. Franklin's bbq. He's been sharing his methods & recipes for years because he's a great guy like that. I've been to his joint a few times & I like how friendly he is & takes the time to greet customers & say hello.
You are correct Matt! It's not his cooking that's secret, it's his business savvy! As we say in the restaurant business, the food is only 25% and there are many who cook as well and even better whom have not had the 4-hour lines before opening. It's how you convert your local brand into a world brand and that's really Aaron's "secret" sauce. I've known and competed with Aaron for years and he's one of the most savvy business persons in BBQ while retaining his humble good nature. When my barbecue grows up, I'd like to be like Franklins where he puts out 100+ flawless briskets each and every day! :-)
Only in Texas. An Asian and an Italian talking about cooking brisket.
Strange how America BBQ love unites humanity. BBQ may not lead to world peace but it is a good start. Anthony Bourdain 1956 to eternity
only in America
God bless America!
I had a Hungarian guest take plans for a cooker back to Hungary so he could cook Q like we do where I live
Bbq knows no races
Wow! An All Access Pass to the Franklin Smoke house! How cool is that! Thank You Harry!!!
If you ever make it to Franklin's they give tours of the smoke house every day.
Go take a look yourself. They are super nice folks
Nice tour, thanks Harry!!! 👍
Go get your free tour when you can from some super nice folks
That was awesome. Thanks to you and T-Roy for this vid.
Awesome video Harry and Thx for the tour. I didn't know it burnt down at one point. Thx for sharing.
Be sure to ask for free tour from some very nice folks
Awesome video! Glad to see someone that knows Que asking the questions for a change!
More insight into the pits to add to the many videos already out in TH-cam!
Nice video Harry, loved listening to the 2 of you interact . BBQ is an amazing thing, people from all around the world cooking with real fire....it brings people together.
Lloyd Bonafide actually he lived in Austin and Harry lives in California. Also I was speaking more about how all cultures and countries have some form of live fire cooking
BBQ = Love
BBQ may not lead to world peace but it's a good start . . . Anthony Bourdain 1956 to eternity
That's the first time I've seen Aaron's pit room since it burnt down! Awesome video Harry!!
Super nice state of the art! 5 massive pits and 100+ briskets a day. Phew!
Fantastic video Harry and thank you Aaron Franklin for allowing Harry in with his phone to film that
Aaron is an old friend and we used to compete but now he is a superstar and I'm still an IT guy!
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ I'm also an IT guy with a passion for great BBQ, beer and biltong. Hope to catch you next year for Brew and the Q in Perth, West Aus. Sorry I missed you this year
The holy ground......thanks for the look inside Harry!
One of the best restaurant BBQ in America hands down
Great “view behind the scenes “ Harry. Oh and great job Troy
We had fun and Mauro was a great guy
This video is really interesting. The way they manage the heat in the pits is quite different. Thank you for this.
Yes offsets are more complex than a pellet cooker and hence the need to stand guard for the whole cook versus cooking using your mobile phone!
Super cool. I've been to La Barbecue in Austin, but never Franklin BBQ. The line was too long. Lol! Great behind the scenes video.
So many good places in Texas to enjoy like Pecan Lodge, Pinkertons, Franklin's. Will head to Texas to eat once the quarantine is over
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ Stiles Switch in North Austin and Louie Mueller in Taylor TX are both great!
A fantastic tour, great job Harry!
Thanks Steve. Mauro is the real deal and super nice guy!
Thank You Both for the tips and a great video! 👈👍
Glad you enjoyed it Sean!
Superb video! Congrats impressive amounts ofdelicious brisket. Great!
Thanks Mike. Awesome food
That pit master will be Franklins competition soon!
Seems all his pit masters ends up owning their own shit. Nothing like being your own boss
Cooking is only 20% of success of a restaurant. Its 80% business savvy. Plenty of other who cook as good but no where near Aaron's success. That included ME! :-)
Yall should check out Valnetinas BBQ, especially the brisket. You will be amazed
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ Big fan of you brother! Always watched you on T.V. neighbor from Corona!!
@@soldozer Good to know.
Cool BBQ tour! Thanks for sharing, Harry.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment
This was an awesome video Harry thanks
Thanks for stopping by. Aaron makes a mean brisket. I do my riff of my version in this video
th-cam.com/video/Z8o_Lv8GZvg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the video, great information. Thank YOU Harry
Thanks for stopping by!
Interesting that they start at the exhaust end, most videos of non-professionals I've seen start closer to the fire box. Harry, his answer seemed to amaze you, too.
The man knows his pits to turn out 100 briskets flawlessly!
different size pits need diff fire management methods
Another great video Harry, that is quite an impressive operation that Aaron has, I couldn't fathom smoking 100 briskets at a time!
I could not hold a candle against Aaron as I CANNOT cook 120 flawlessly every day! The man is a machine or else Mauro is a robot :-)
And they sell out every single day..
Thank u harry for sharing plz keep up the great work
Videos every Sun and Thursday. Thanks for your support and please tell others
Love the behind the scenes! New subscriber here! Fun to see what you are doing. Just started my own BBQ Channel. It has been an adventure.
Awesome! Thanks Harry!
Thanks for watching!
Great behind the curtain look at Franklins. Looked exactly like my setup in my backyard. Lol. Cheers from the Jersey Shore
Love back at ya Chris! When my WSM grow up, they want to be Muchacho!
The best chef.....💯💯💯
Thanks for your support. Videos every Sun and Thursday
Amazing that those big smokers only have one temperature gauge all the way down at chimney end... Yet you'll see people sticking three or four gauges on their backyard smoker...
Once you cook a few times, you become a pit whisperer and no temp gauge is needed at all.
Another awesome video, I learned a lot!
I know he uses Alto Shaams for long holds, I guess they pull the briskets and hold them in the steam holders for a good 12 hours or more? That's the only thing I can figure out for the timing. I know a long hold makes a good brisket even better, at least IME. Thanks again!
You're very welcome
I am an Indian guy watching Italian guy cook Brisket interviewed by Asian guy for an American BBQ establishment.
Welcome to America!
I'm a hungry dude replying to a comment by an Indian guy watching an Italian guy cook brisket interviewed by an Asian guy. Now I need some brisket!
fuck you
that intro! LOL so good
Glad you enjoyed. After 150 videos am trying to not bore my viewers with my Galaxy 8 cinematography! :-)
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ HAHA noooo youre great! :D
Saving this clip so that I can watch it after Aaron asks Harry to take it down. Some good intel in this video.
I can shig with the best! Just kidding. Aaron is a good friend and fellow competitor whom I knew before he became world famous!
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ There's great fire management tips in this video. Sad that he's stopped using Bethesda (rotisserie smoker). Wondering how he's smoking the ribs now.
austin.eater.com/2014/6/26/6201163/franklin-barbecues-new-cooker-arrived-by-crane
Thanks Harry Soo
Hey...Harry love it. Franklin bbq so cool. Happy Easter.
Happy Easter Stefanie. Whacha cooking this weekend?
Spare Ribs.
Wow nice 👍 thanks 😊, I heard about him I hope one day I will visit him to
Great Texas style BBQ. You wont be disappointed
Great video! As a novice I learned a ton just from this video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Omar. Now you have to find time to watch my 150 other videos!
Awsome video! One of the videos I’ve seen on utube on Franklin’s.
I thought Mauri was pranking me and after he answered me I knew he was legit! :-)
I have to ask. The 3 pits on the left, how do they load the middle one? Are they as close together as they look, or is there room to get in there?
The pit openings face each other in pairs so no need to a aisle between pits
Damn good video Mr. Soo!
Thanks Troy!
Harry...u inspired me to buy a WSM. Its arriving next Wed and I will be using your technique for short ribs.
Great. Be sure to watch how to season your WSM from my article
www.slapyodaddybbq.com/2014/03/fire-control-and-seasoning-a-new-weber-smokey-mountain-pit/
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ will do. Thank you
Thanks for the video!
You're very welcome!
Very exciting tour of hard working smokers. These are for the briskets, where is the rest of the menu smokers? The Pitmaster seems knowledgeable, and loves his work. The Top Secret disclaimer, would be much funnier, if it weren't so true.😎. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing. 😎.
Mauro is DA MAN. I thought he was pranking me and he is legit!
...nice presentation Harry...
Thanks Thanks Wayne Wayne! :-)
Another awesome video, I learned a lot!
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Loved the video. What’s the average cook time for the 100 briskets? If they start at 10:30am, how are they keeping the briskets from over cooking while resting? If they are starting at 10:30am, the last brisket should be pulled around 2:00 am, the next morning. Serving starts at 11:00am, that’s a long time to keep them fresh.
Travis Sherer alto shaams
Craig Hoelzer I see
Yes you cook and hold. Tastes much better. Some continue to cook in their Alto Shams after it comes off the pit. Restaurant trick :-) I cheat and use my oven to finish at 200F. See my 21 hour brisket video
Harry Soo Thanks for the quick response. I’ve always thought the briskets came of a few hours before being served. Tight window!
Great information Harry
Mauro was very knowledgeable and a real Italian gentleman
Thank you for posting this delightful video :)
You are delightfully welcome. I though Mauro was pranking me and after he answered me I knew he was legit! :-)
Gentlemen, both of you are Masters of the trade... Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Smoking... It means a lot to me.....
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Salt Lake City Utah
Hey Bob, be sure to try R&R BBQ in Utah who are good buddies of mine previously on the comp circuit.
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ I will look them up and get in touch with them...Thank you Harry...
Means a lot to me...
This video is awesome!
5:53 Dang it, I am right in the middle of building one and really wanted to see this. Is it angled down? Up?
You have to ask Aaron! I did not see the insides
Excellent information my friend!
Thanks
Awesome! Thanks for this!
We had fun and Mauro is DA MAN!
Let's have some Brisket please...
Bob Cooney 👨🚒☺
Awesome, thanks, I have learnt a lot.
Great food and great guy who still runs his own restaurant despite being world famous
Grande Mauro!!!
Mauro is DA MAN!
They put the briskets at 10:30am, when do they serve them and if the next day what do they do to keep them warm?
Yes next day in Altosham I am guessing
Harry Soo thank you for the response!
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ I'm not getting it on the timing... meat gonna be done at midnightish, but they don't open until 9am or so. Do they really rest it that long? Maybe that's part of the trick...
IT'S AN ART, NOT MANY CAN DO IT.
Amazing delicious art!
Something I'd like to know is it better having all the meat on a single shelf like these , or is having shelves better? Does it make any difference?
That's a 3 hour debate and Jerry Springer fist fight. Try it and see which configuration yields the best results on your pit(s).
I got an offset smoker welded and made for me it’s pretty thick metal, but I saw that a thin layer of rust came off when I was trying to clean it do you know why this happens and what I can do to prevent it?
Spray with oil. Scrape w wire brush after cooking to remove creosote and flaky black bits
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ thank you so much🙏🏾
Sneaky, sneaky! You got all the secrets you wanted to know?
Shig alert Harry is learning all the secrets! :-)
Great upload 👌👊🏾
Thanks
I wonder how often you can spot / meet Aaron at the restaurant
I have heard he does come by often
Did you guys go try Mueller's BBQ? He trained Franklin.
Yes see my restaurant crawl for LA LA BBQ
Wow texicana in action lots of respect for that guy!!
Please go check our Max's TH-cam channel for some awesome videos
Italian guy cookin Texas Brisket. You can't make this stuff up. 😄
The revolution in the evolution in Texas barbecue has been happening the past five years. I spoke to Daniel Vaughn, editor Texas Monthly, and he asked me to visit Texas and taste Texas-style barbecue cooked by Egyptians, Asians, Mexicans, and other United Nations countries!
Starts cooking at 10ish, when are the ready to serve, next day?
It is done and kept warm until service 11 am next day
3:50 Can someone explain to me what he meant by "the friction between the wood," because the definition of friction that I learned makes no sense there. What I hope he's trying to say is the more "open space around the wood for air to flow through," the higher the fire. Anyone? Anyone?
Not sure what Mauro meant. Your guess is as good as any. I think log spacing makes the most sense so you get an even burn and the embers needed for good BBQ results
Harry Soo is patiently waiting like an immortal caterpillar in some dark forbidden cave to quietly, secretly, and thanklessly become the living god of American bbq. Some day he will emerge from his cocoon and ascend to the heavens, which are almost certainly wafted in thick clouds of briskety hickory smoke.
Wow! An immortal caterpillar! What a catharsis of BBQ in the heavens! Thanks for your kind poetic words and support for what I do on my channel.
Awesome video, only surprised to see Harry uses a galaxy... iPhone man!
An old 2017 one at that! My kids all use Apple and I'm an Android guy
I love TX BBQ as a Texan but damn that’s a lot of trees burning for some food. They could convert to pellets and gas combo or something.... Jesus take the wheel!
Plenty of post oak and mesquite in Texas!
They shouldn't convert, they know what their doing with those custom pits. It wouldn't taste the same, the combustion is different than a stick burner.
@@lesgrant7861 i have a post oak brisket on WSM 22 video coming soon
@@harsoo nice, I look forward to seeing that video. I like the taste results of a UDS like a WSM or pit barrel (all UDS varients) and a stick burner but not much of a fan of pellets or no way on propane burners.
2:10 - But what kind of wood is it? Wow we couldn't see the end result of the brisket...
It's Texas Post Oak wood. Here's the end result th-cam.com/video/W7kh9P9V3UM/w-d-xo.html
I live here in Austin and eat here several times a month. You should also check out Coopers in Llano, Tx. They are one of the best around as well. Franklins and Coopers are in my opinion the best around.
Thanks for the tips. To bad we don't have such good places to eat in Los Angeles
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ slab, moo's, and heritage for starters
Have you tried Dickeys? Boy O' boy
He reminds me of Mr Wong on futurama
Doppleganger?
just learned a ton from this video.
Glad to help!
That was nice. I'm still stuck on the smokers. Can you explain again how the larger briskets go to the back?
Great stuff again!
In the back you get more convection heat as opposed to radiant/conduction. What this means is that convection cooks the meat inside out while radiant heat cooks mainly the outside. That's why when you're grilling burgers or a steak on direct heat, the outside chars quickly but it's raw in the inside, that's why you need a little convection heat to cook in the inside. With bigger briskets they are shooting for the same thing. You want the inside to cook more because it'll take longer closer to the fire. It will burn before it ever gets done. I hope this helps.
Convection and conduction both heat from the outside but convection is more efficient because the heat (hot air) is always moving and replacing air that has already imparted some of its heat to the surface of the meat. As a result, the large briskets at the tail of the cooker are in a cooler zone but a more efficient zone due to air movement so they can cook deeper into the meat without burning the surface. I suspect the briskets at the head of the cooker are above the air flow but get conduction heat from the fire and radiant heat from the hot metal surfaces at that end of the cooker.
The larger go into the hotter part of your pit. In Muchacho, its towards the chimney
@@BBQPitmaster626 good stuff. Thanks
@@steveberg8688 good stuff thanks
@ Harry Soo, Have you and Aaron Franklin ever met? He's a down to earth cool guy. I've met and talked to him several times about BBQ. Hopefully I meet you sooner or later.
Yes Aaron is an old friend and we used to compete together until his restaurant took off and he's an international superstar! Meanwhile I toil in obscurity building datacenters! LOL! :-)
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ People who know BBQ know who you are, you're a legend too. I do IT for a living too, people who taste my BBQ say I should open a place but I don't know if I would lose my love for BBQ if I did it for a living everyday. So I understand where you're coming from :)
@@lesgrant7861 Yes, it's 16 hour days 7 days a week to run a BBQ restaurant. I have a few students who have quit their jobs (Well Fargo investment banker; Civil Engineer) to open restaurants. They love it despite the long days.
Where do they get there brisket?
Do they flip them, or should I say, fat side up or fat side down. Do they wrap them in butcher paper after so many hours?
You have to ask Aaron as those are his trade secrets!
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ lol
Aaron wraps in paper, sometimes, but he says he can cook brisket w/o wrapping. He also cooks fat side up. He has a 3pt series on how he cooks his brisket...fyi! Aaron also does not flip it from what I saw, he cooks the flat closer to the stack and the point closer to the fire box.
Franklin's book goes into a great deal of detail on the process. My key takeaways were that he only uses wood in his smokers, cooks at 250-260, and pulls them out when they reach 203. Then wraps them in butcher paper in an insulated box for another hour or two. And he seasons with only salt and pepper.
great video
Thanks Allan for stopping by
Harry if they cook at 10:30 what time do they pull them off? How long do they rest them? How do they reheat them to serve?
I wonder how many people went to minute 10:30?🤣🤣
@@ajflyingatyomouth2831 I did. The 10:30 you see in my comment is 10:30 a.m. in the morning. Perhaps you should watch the video before commenting.
There was another video on TH-cam, where someone worked 24 hours at Franklins that talked about the timing, when the briskets came off and other items went onto the pits.
They go into a food warmer when done. The ribs need to go on after the briaket
My average view time is 9:55 per video so good chance :-)
I wonder if he has machines to cut up all that brisket for catering and such. I cut up about 10 whole untrimmed brisket in an 8 hour shift. This along with doing general cooking all around the kitchen. It's tough and dangerous work trying to slice as fast as you can in a dinner rush. Gotta keep that blade sharp which mean I could slice my finger pretty much off.
Wow! brisket trim love Stephen. I think I saw multiple slicers at Franklins so they must swap slicers as they sell 100+ briskets a day.
I figured so. I hand slice all day long.
What kind of wood was used in Franklin’s bbq. I couldn’t understand
It's usually all Post Oak
Mostly Post Oak. Some use Pecan. Some add 1:10 mesquite to the post oak. Many styles so pick the wood you like when you cook
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ Thanks Big fan here!
Harry when you building one of them big ass smokers lol
When I have a Big Ass Backyard. In Los Angeles I can only afford a small space. I want a Jambo, Meadow Creek, Horizon, and a home-made stick burner to add to my backyard.
Never had Franklin's Q but I just can't force myself to pay so much AND wait so long for it. Especially when I can make a brisket myself.
Congratulations on your loss.
This is a bucket list restaurant and it is pricey because it's very good and he can charge for it. What a country!
@@SlapYoDaddyBBQ I love your channel along with Baby Back and TRoy. Having seen you guys cook so many good briskets, how did this bbq compare with yours? Is it more hype then flavor?
That was a really good video. It is great to see the real people behind the scenes and reinforce the fact that it is knowledge and dedication; not magic, that produces consistent results for any artisan or craftsman. It is that last 20% of effort that makes the difference between satisfactory and extraordinary.
Aaron is dedicated to his craft like a sushi master