My First Boston Butt QView!

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powerpig

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Nov 22, 2007
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Sterling, VA
Started this morning with a Memphis Style rub and put it in around 10am. It didn't reach 190 until around 11pm. This thing took forever in my MEB at 225. Spritzed it with apple cider vinegar about once every 90 minutes. Came out with a nice bark and didn't taste half bad! Next weekend.....Smoked Meatloaf!
 
Looks like ya done good!!!
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Are you happy with the flavor? I'm not sure how to read "not half bad".
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Heh Well, it looks less than one quarter bad to me...err...wait... ahh heck! Anyway, have you read about the mustard base many use on meats before applying rub? Also, was the meat a little dry? Did you either foil the meat, or collect the juices for a finishing sauce? Foiling does a GREAT job of juice collection. What temp did you pull it at?
 
Didn't want to brag being a newbie, but it tasted great! Very moist. I didn't wrap it and didn't use the juice because I smoked a fatty also. I've used a mustard rub before with ham and had good results. Horseradish mustard gives the best taste IMHO. I'm working my way up to doing a prime rib roast for New Year!
 
I say that looks really good! you did a great job. is it me or or does that butt look kinda oblong? None the less it looks like you been smoking them awhile instead of looking like a first
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I love pulled pork!

here's some of my procedures, tips and tricks you may know some of them but I'll throw them out there .
rub
I throw a little rub on and rub it in real good. Get all the cracks and crevices. Then I'll dust some more I let it sit for about 10min to let the moisture soak in the rub. I like to remove what's dry and then wrap it with saran wrap and put it in the fridge.I like to leave in 12hrs if I have time. When you unwrap it it smells so good.
Foiling
As per most of us we wrap it in foil when it reaches 160º internal temp at this point I finish it in the oven If I'm only doing one. If I do multiple then I keep it on the smoker. Once you foil it you cooking with convection so it doesn't really matter. Oven saves fuel!
injecting
when I put it in the oven I sit it in a pan to catch the juices for beans and what not. I'll take my meat pump and pull some of that juice and pump it. About 1.5oz for a 8#r @ 175-180º.
I hope this may be helpful


Be sure post Q-Views of that meatloaf!
 
NIIIIIIICE!!!
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Oh how I love pulled pork!

I usually use just apple juice for the spray though, but I bet that super acidic cider vinegar did a great job on that bark!
 
BTW, I don't know if anyone talks about the actual composition of the QView pics around here much, but I've got to say that it's really interesting the way you took these pics - all from the same angle, framed the same way. Interesting to see how the meat progressed for you.
 
Nice smoke!!! Looks real good. keep the pics coming.. I'm interested in the prime rib smoke also.. I have been thinking of trying one also, but I have put it off........
 
Hey Power Pig if that was half bad, I damn sure wouldn't mind having the half that was bad. That sucker looked GOOD!!!!
 
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