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    Housewarming party!

    Hmmm.  OK, this is quite different from what I have tried.  I just took the (single bagged) pork from the freezer straight into the boiling (not simmering) water.  Also, I had considered that maybe I was making the bags too big.  I did about 2-3 lbs per bag, so maybe they were too big and...
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    Housewarming party!

    Quick question...when I tried to do the "boil in bag" method (using real (not generic) FoodSaver vacuum bags, it was a completely disaster.  I tried this twice and both times the seal released and let all the pork juice out into the surrounding boiling water!  What a waste! Has anyone else had...
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    Housewarming party!

    I kept about 25% of it in the refrig (would have been more, but space was at a premium since we had sides, etc. in there also) and put the rest in the freezer just in ziplocs.  I transferred it as needed to the fridge to defrost and just used two regular sized crock pots on "warm."  I also had...
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    Housewarming party!

    Just thought I'd give a quick update... The party was a success.  Ended up doing 50 lbs (uncooked) of butt (6 total) which yielded about 24.8 lbs of smoked deliciousness.  Also ended up doing 72 chicked thighs, which yielded just under 15 lbs pulled chicken. Thanks for all the advice here!  I...
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    Housewarming party!

    Just an update here... Last night did a test batch.  Eight thighs (about 3.8 lbs raw) yielded just over 1.5 lbs pulled chicken, so Chef JimmyJ is correct here with the yield being about 50% (mine was actually a bit under). That being said, the taste was amazing and I am planning on cranking...
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    Housewarming party!

    Thanks JimmyJ...I'll throw a few more on then, just to be sure! I'm planning on starting to smoke about 10 lbs of them tonight, so I'll have a sample of how much I get from that and use that as a guide as well.
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    Housewarming party!

    Hey y'all - Wanting to do some meat for around 100-150 people for a housewarming party.  Preparing for 150 just in case. I will be doing pulled chicken and pulled pork.  My thought is that if each guest eats 1/3 lb of meat I will need about 50 lbs of meat total.  I have quite a bit of...
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    Jeff's pulled chicken in the MES!

    Cool.  Thanks a lot worktogthr!  This really helps.  I am planning on having about 100-150 people over for a housewarming and am going to do pulled chicken (bone in thighs) and pulled pork.  Thinking about doing about 50 lbs of meat total (25 lbs of each pork and chicken).  Have done a lot of...
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    Jeff's pulled chicken in the MES!

    Just curious...how many thighs/lbs did you do and how much finished pulled meat did you yield?
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    "Blade roast" info

    OK, I guess this makes some sense.  Was just surprised because the piece of bone was so much smaller and it was only 3.5 lbs!  I also didn't use my usual injection and only took it to 195 IT, instead of 200-205...maybe that was the difference.  It was also in the freezer for  few months before I...
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    "Blade roast" info

    Just curious as to what y'all's experieince is with Pork shoulder "blade" roasts?  I did my first one yesterday, a small 3.5 lbs.  It did not come out nearly as well as some of my other pork smokes (butt, picnic, etc.).  Wondering if this was me, or the meat.  IF anyone has some experieince with...
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    Pork Butt - the seven month freeze!

    UPDATE:  It thawed nicely, I had to do a little trimming but it had no off smell whatsoever.  I smoked it yesterday and it came out pretty well.  Thanks for the input!
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    Pork Butt - the seven month freeze!

    Hey y'all - Wanting to get your opinion on this situation.  At the end of last summer (almost 7 months ago) I purchased two pork butts at dirt cheap prices from a local supermarket.  Both of them were packaged in the styrofoam bottom and plastic wrap manner (not cryovac). One of them (Butt #1)...
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    Hole in cryovac

    Hey y'all...been smoking for about a year and a half...I purchased a 6.5 lb bone in pork butt that was cryo vac packaged (Tyson brand) about one month ago. It went into the freezer right after I got home and has been there until I pulled it out to start thawing today. It had been in one of...
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    Best Beginner Charcoal Smoker

    I agree with tstalafuse (a few posts above), my advice would be to go to any "big box" store and invest in a regular Weber kettle grill.  I have really good results (even for a newbie) with mine andlike he mentioned, you will have a dual purpose item (smoker/grill).  Please feel free to look at...
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