First smoked pork butt

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mainemade82

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Feb 13, 2016
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I started with a 9....well almost 10 lb pork butt. 


Gave her a little rubby rubby and let her sit in the fridge for about 4 hours, I have heard people doing this for longer or brining which i do with chicken but had no time. but letting it sit did give it a good caramelized crust thingy on it.....so far so good. 


now just to let the smoker heat up and give myself a little drinky poo while we wait...also i have noticed what works for me with these smokers is I soak the smallest wood chips i can find in the bag plus some of the biggest, I fill the tray (dont use the little chip adder unless i need to add more latter) with the small chips on the bottom then put the bigger ones on top. get about hour and twenty min like that of smoke before refilling, I let the chips preheat in the smoker then throw the good ol meat in there.


foods in..........couple beers and some relaxation never hurt anyone. now we wait.


....went to bed, woke up and this is how it turned out...I had to take the pic Of the other side cuz I had to try it and then so did everyone else, sooooooo the other side is a little.......lets say picked at lol. but the taste is great. now just gotta pull it......YESSAH
 
Great looking fire, and one tasty looking pork butt! 
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Can't complain about havin a couple beers, falling asleep, and waking up to a nice smoked pork shoulder. Nicely done! I let my pork shoulders sit in the fridge for a bit after adding my rub. It kind of turns into that paste, which makes for a good bark.
 
I did the same thing. I let it sit for about 3 hours after rubbing.like u said it made a nice thick glaze like on the outside.it came out great. i thought at least for my first. i just picked up a pork butt picnic cut, never cooked one before but gonna see the difference. probably gonna strip the skin though. dont think that will make a good tasting bark  
 
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A picnic roast isn't so much for pulled pork as-is. If you cut the skin off and trim it, you'll be in good shape. Don't throw away that skin though. You can make awesome pork cracklins from those to snack on while you roll smoke on that shoulder! 
 
That sounds like a great idea. I have never made cracklins before, never even had them. but definitly gonna try it.. I just trimmed the skin off and rubbed it down with my fav rub. getting it ready to bring upta camp. Now I gotta search for a recipe on the cracklins. thanks for the great idea 
 
That sounds like a great idea. I have never made cracklins before, never even had them. but definitly gonna try it.. I just trimmed the skin off and rubbed it down with my fav rub. getting it ready to bring upta camp. Now I gotta search for a recipe on the cracklins. thanks for the great idea 

Crackling take time. My wife does it. Plain and easy. Just bake in oven overnight at 200, than you deep get. Consult with the other guys here though. When I didba suckling pig, they mentioned taking the skin after smoking and deep frying.
 
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