So, I like this idea of posting recipes and progress of a smoke, primarily for the benefit of new smokers. There is plenty of information here on the site, but it is always intersting getting the different point of views. I also embedded links to everything I used.
For this smoke I did this.
Used a
Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker, w/
AMNTS 12" and the needle valve mod
Seasoned the smoker a few days before.
Purchased a pork butt from King Soopers @ 6.6 lbs for $1.88/lb
Froze the pork because I wasn't going to make the best by date.
Defrosted, then put the rub on the pork the night before; left in refridge for the night.
I used a recipe from
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/big-james-pork-rub/ I liked it because it included the chili powder. (I substituted a medium high heat). All spices were purchased from
https://www.penzeys.com/ (My wife and I have them locally and used them for years)
I am definitely going to change up to a different rub next time. I felt the chili powder influenced the bark flavor quite a bit.
Woke up at 4:30am for the next morning for the first run.
Got the grill preheated to 235 and the
AMNTS going by 5:30am
Held smoker temperature between 230 - 250 through 1pm.
Felt like the Internal Temp was moving a bit slow to eat that night, so increase the temp above 250 and below 280.
Halfway refilled the
AMNTS. (The first full 12" lasted almost 6 hours)
Pulled the pork at 192 degrees for a one hour rest 5:00pm. Ate at 6:15pm
Served with a mop sauce, (), and two bbq sauces for the sandwiches, the wife's favorite Famous Dave's (
http://www.famousbbqstore.com/52453.html) and my new favorite Grumpy's Bold XX Kansas City Style (
http://www.grumpysbbq.com/order_form.php). Not a bbq sauce expert, but not sure there can be a better sauce than that Grumpy's. Not a huge fan of Famous Dave's sauce, but it is for the wife.
For the Carolina sauce, I took some pulled port and put it aside with the sauce just to try. It was actually really good and evened the heat on the bark. I have never purchased a Carolina sauce before and was pretty impressed.
I think for next time, I will definitely allow for a bit more smoking/rest time. I think I will try a slightly higher cooking temperature or foil. I will try a different rub. I really liked using the hickory pellets, them smelled and made the food taste great. Love the amount of leftovers.
Hope you guys enjoyed a little play by play. Thanks for all the help. I can't wait for the next time.