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fennecus

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Apr 12, 2010
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This was my first attempt at Pulled Pork. (it was a small pork butt) It started off great

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Smoking Nicely
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Wraped in Foil at 160

I was getting impatient, it smelled and looked so good.

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quick check at temp, not ready

I took it out at 225 and it looked Awesome

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Feeling like a pro right about now

Now here is where I feel something went wrong

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I was pulling the pork and it did not go well. Took a while I did make some nice sauce but the pork didn't have that (stringy) look or feel to it. does anyone know what I mean?
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Anyhow the finished meal
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The Taco was delicious

I will try to look into that photo program for the next post. I know you all like that.
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Double check your thermometer for accuracy first off.

The pic with the thermo in the pork shows 199, which should be about right. However if it had a bone and the thermo was on the bone, it might have been an innaccurate read.

200-205 final temp should be good. Also you can cook pork butts at higher temps than 225. 250-260 is fine.
 
I agree with heftySprings and I would check your thermo-meter with the boiling water trick. But you said you pulled it at 225° well for me thats a little past the temp to pull so. Now was it dry and thats whay it was hard to pull. One of the other reasons might be the piece of meat you had and the connective tissues and alot of the fat was missing and already cut out. I would try a different pork butt maybe one with the bone in and try it and see how you like that one. Believe me you will like it and you'll love the leftovers for sammies.
 
OOPS! I didn't double check my info. I was rushing.

I did take it out at an internal temp of 200. Well 199.6 couldn't wait till the 200 mark.

I cooked it at a temp of 225.

Thanks. It really wasn't dry, just not what I pictured. It was boneless.
 
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