Did this pulled pork recently.
Came out amazing! Bought, Trimmed, rubbed with oil, rubbed with rub, wrapped overnight, pulled out about an hour before cooking it and into the box it went for a total of about 12 hours.I had it in an aluminum pan the entire time.I also had the trimmed fat from the fat cap on the rack above the butt so that when it rendered, it would drip onto the butt. It was about 7-7.5 lbs after trimming. When it hit 170 degrees, I added honey and brown sugar, and a little turbinado on top, covered it all with foil, and finished it out that way until 205 degrees. Used maple and hickory wood. Let sit for about 35-45 minutes after cooking and pulled using Bear Claws( i love those things!)
I have probably done about 25 butts in this smoker over the past year. Maybe more. I got a great bark on this one. Probably the best I have ever got. Now, I know that many people say that getting bark with the MES30 is near impossible, but it can be done. I think the turbinado made a huge difference.
Came out amazing! Bought, Trimmed, rubbed with oil, rubbed with rub, wrapped overnight, pulled out about an hour before cooking it and into the box it went for a total of about 12 hours.I had it in an aluminum pan the entire time.I also had the trimmed fat from the fat cap on the rack above the butt so that when it rendered, it would drip onto the butt. It was about 7-7.5 lbs after trimming. When it hit 170 degrees, I added honey and brown sugar, and a little turbinado on top, covered it all with foil, and finished it out that way until 205 degrees. Used maple and hickory wood. Let sit for about 35-45 minutes after cooking and pulled using Bear Claws( i love those things!)
I have probably done about 25 butts in this smoker over the past year. Maybe more. I got a great bark on this one. Probably the best I have ever got. Now, I know that many people say that getting bark with the MES30 is near impossible, but it can be done. I think the turbinado made a huge difference.
