So we loaded up the car and off we went for an over night stay at the Double Tree in Dana Point. The Hotel was only a couple of miles from out weekend destination...no not the beach, not some great new restaurant.... Costco in San Juan Capistrano! Yep, you heard me right we were on a mission. A mission to buy a new Smoker...not just any smoker, but a Traeger! Our soon to be "Lil' Tex Elite" would do all the work for us, no more stoking the fire, and standing around. This smoker has a a multi-position digital thermostat control, an auger that moves little wood pellets into a heat pot and voila, there you have it a cooked meal ready to enjoy!
Double Tree Hotel in Dana Point right on Doheny Beach. We loved this hotel, not only for the location, but it is a SUPER doggie friendly Hotel. Next time we are bringing Wiggles with us!
We thought it was apropo that we were in the "San Rafael"
Our room, not too sure who sent us the bottle of champaign, and the strawberries, but we didn't complain! It was a lovely room with two balconies, an beautiful bathroom with... yes, a bidet (yep...we couldn't figure out how it worked... think it was broken) There was a lovely outdoor lounge called Vivo. We sipped our drinks to the sound of a great band called "Local Dudes". After we left the lounge we could still enjoy the music from our balcony.
View from our balcony.
After living it up, the next day it was off to accomplish our goal. We ended up picking up an extra smoker for DJ & Cindy, since it was almost the end of the "Traeger Roadshows"
Some assembly required! Ahh, ha! But really not too much. Mark gave us a helping hand.
"The Proud Papa!" "Boys And There Toys!"
The trial run, a whole chicken. Before, and After Photos. The Chicken was SO JUICEY!
The Brisket! Not just any Brisket, but Prime, from Ramey's Meats in Brawley, CA
It's Almost Done!!! It was placed in the smoker at 6:00AM. and was done around 5:00 PM
A true TEXAS BBQ..... with all the fixin's
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