Got a sale on a 7# butt and decided to do PP for the SB hoopla at the Vets Club. I work weekends so crash early. Put the butt in at 7 PM on Sat night with about 2 ounces of hickory after a 24 hour rub application. Set it at 225 and let 'er go. The master plan was to pull at 5 AM when I left for work and put it back in the kitchen warming oven around 230 degrees to finish. It was about 155 IT at 5 AM & went into a stall around 180 IT. Decided to foil it around 10 AM with some AJ so I could bail on time at 1 PM. It hit the sweet spot of 200 IT about 1130 and I let it rest an hour foiled up in a crockpot with the lid on. I had figured on 14 hours but was under no pressure if it went over, which of course it did for a total of about 16.5 hours. The aroma in the kitchen at work was awesome....about every 45 minutes I'd pop the door and spritz the butt with AJ. At 200 IT it fell apart into two pieces and the bone just slid out. Went over very well with the finishing sauce from SoFlaQuer on the little slider buns now available. The new Smokin-It rocked for an overnight adventure and the faint smell of low & slow smoked pork on the porch at 5 AM was delightful to say the least.
butt at 5 AM about 155
butt at 200 IT
butt at 5 AM about 155
butt at 200 IT
