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    You never forget your first piece of pork butt

    So I’ve decided not to do a foil wrap, mostly because it’s essier. But I have a question about the smoke. I’ve read that the smoke mostly needs to be done in the first hour or so, and everything after that doesn’t make a difference. Is that true? I’d prefer not to smoke my neighbors out for...
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    You never forget your first piece of pork butt

    The chimney starter is there. I’m not too worried. As for the butts, when I did a rack of babies, I just twisted the grate so the meat was never over the coals. I’m keeping records of my bbq so I can get estimates of how fast the fuse burns.
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    You never forget your first piece of pork butt

    So I measured my butt (heh), and it looks like there will be plenty of room in the grill. Is there any reason why I wouldn’t want to do two butts at the same time (heh again)? I guess it might take a bit longer, especially in the beginning when the meat is still cold, and I might have to...
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    You never forget your first piece of pork butt

    I’m gonna give the diners 3 sauce offerings. Sweet Baby Ray’s for the tomato base, a mustard base, and a vinegar base. The latter two are from Cooks Illustrated. A friend served those for his butt and they were delicious. LEXINGTON VINEGAR BARBECUE SAUCE MAKES ABOUT 21⁄2 CUPS, ENOUGH FOR 1...
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    You never forget your first piece of pork butt

    After living in townhouses for the the past 20 years, I finally caved and bought a grill. Since I’m put it in the common area, I guess it’s a “community” grill, though no one else has bothered to give it a whirl. Their loss I suppose. Anyhoo, this is the first charcoal grill I’ve ever owned...
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