Thursday Pork Butt

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tumbleweed1

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Jan 29, 2015
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Here in Chicagoland the weather is starting to cramp my smoking style. I guess I shouldn't complain as we've had it pretty mild so far (thank you El Nino) & it's been up in the '60's lately. Nice enough in fact, that I took a pork butt out of the freezer Monday, rubbed it up yesterday with the Dizzy Dust & got it going late this morning. Of course today it is 44 degrees, overcast & windy. Almost like it was for my first pork butt earlier this spring. This is my third one this year.

I got my butt out of the 'fridge this morning & got going on the smoker. I used mostly hickory with a little peach for the first several hours & then switched over to all-peach for the mac & cheese I'm about to add. Got the butt in the smoker, let her go & wrapped it at 160 degrees a little while ago, as this one is being a little more stubborn than the other two I did this summer & the wife will be home from work in another couple of hours. I also maxed out my smoker to 275. I still plan on letting it rest for at least 30 minutes before pulling & adding my pig dip (finishing sauce) with just a little bit more of the rub.

I'm about to add my mac & cheese in a little bit, so I thought I'd post a few pics. I also smoked up some fajita-marinaded shrimp for lunch, a recipe Chef Jimmy J supplied. It was great & I have a thread on it over in the seafood section.

Dizzy Dust applied-


150 degrees-


Mac & cheese going in-


TW
 
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Richie
 
 
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Richie
Looks like you're riding shotgun, Rich. Welcome aboard my friend.

Well all turned out uneventful, which around here means good. Good might be an understatement. After we hit 205 IT I pulled the butt & toweled her up & put her away for about 45 minutes. When we unwrapped it, the bone popped out about halfway on it's own (nice). I shredded it, removed a little fat, added some au jus I caught in the drip pan, a little bit more rub & then my dip. It was heavenly. For me, this is comfort food.

And the mac & cheese were very good, as usual. I really like this smoked, no-boil recipe.

Out comes the foil-


Unwrapped-


Pulled-


Mac & cheese-


Supper-


TW
 
Thanks DB. This usually goes anywhere from an hour & 45 minutes to about 2 hours. I stir it after the first 60 minutes.

TW
 
Nice lookin smoke TW !
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 Thanks WHB. I appreciate it.

The wife & I will both have lunches & dinners for a few days now. I plan on freezing the leftover au jus in ice trays tomorrow so that even if I have to crock pot (gasp) or stovetop something this winter I can add my own "liquid smoke".

TW
 
Looks great! The weather has been nice for the time of the year, I even got the plow blades on my work vehicles and didn't need gloves!
 
TW that looks great I am going to take a look see,at the no boil way.Thanks for sharing

Richie

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Nice looking meal TW. I see you are a Southern neighbor of mine. This will be my first winter with the pellet grill. So I'm a little curious how winter smoking plays out.
 
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TW that looks great I am going to take a look see,at the no boil way.Thanks for sharing

Richie

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Thanks for the points. Rich.

I rarely ever boil pasta anymore for mac& cheese- even when making in the oven. Done inside, it's ready in an hour or so at 350.
Looks great! The weather has been nice for the time of the year, I even got the plow blades on my work vehicles and didn't need gloves!
Thanks B. It IS nice to have a heads-up this year on the weather. They were supposed to get our lot truck's plow on yesterday while I was off. We're supposed to start getting snow late this afternoon.
 
TW1, Nice looking smoke !  
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I really appreciate the compliment & points CM. I'm still a novice but learn something on every smoke it seems like. Usually what I learn is what NOT to do!
Nice looking meal TW. I see you are a Southern neighbor of mine. This will be my first winter with the pellet grill. So I'm a little curious how winter smoking plays out.
Thanks MB. The coldest I've used my smoker has been about 39 degrees. If there's no wind it holds temps fine. I've never used a pellet grill, hell I never even once broke out my Weber this year after getting this smoker last winter. If you're north of me, get ready- snow's coming tonight!

TW
 
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 Thanks WHB. I appreciate it.

The wife & I will both have lunches & dinners for a few days now. I plan on freezing the leftover au jus in ice trays tomorrow so that even if I have to crock pot (gasp) or stovetop something this winter I can add my own "liquid smoke".

TW
I thought I'd post a few pics of my "homemade" liquid smoke. 

Can't wait to use them in something.

Pics are in reverse order

Finished & ready to go-


Frozen-


Ready to freeze-


The gelatin-


TW
 
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