Got my new MES a few weeks back and made some delicious chicken thighs for my first smoke so decided it was time to try a butt. I've done a bunch of these with my old red Brinkmann and times ranged from a high of 19 hours to a low of 8 hours. Results were always great but the times were all over the place. I have no idea how long it will take in the MES but I have nothing else to do today so it doesn't matter much. I always smoked them overnight with the old smoker but am trying a daytime smoke this time around. I don't usually like to foil but I certainly can if this gets to taking to long, we'll see what happens. Ok so the menu is PP with smoked beans for dinner and chicken thighs for lunch. I rubbed the butt down with two off the shelf rubs (I love the yellow "Rub some butt" rub from Lowe's) about 8am and let it sit for two hours before going on the smoker at 260*, once the temp recovers I want to lower it to 225 and let it ride. Chicken will go in soon so it will be done for lunch. I was advised to smoke to 140 IT and finish on a hot grill to crisp up the skin so that's the plan. Once the pork gets all melty and drippy the beans will go underneath to catch all that tasty goodness. I'll post some pics as I go.
