1th of May Boston Butt

[fracchia23]

Hi guys i come from my bad brisket so this time i go with a Boston butt.
I try to resume what i will do today with it.
I rubbed and injected with my favorite rub and now its sleeping in my fridge,then ill preheat and set my mes30 bluetooth at 230*F without Waterpan and open wide fan vent.I let smoke the meat till 165*F IT then wrap it (in double alluminium or paper butcher foil?) and let it cook till IT of 203*F ....
If im wrong something please help me :-)

 

[kruizer]

Don't depend on temperature for doneness. Use a probe to check for tenderness. It should feel like you are probing room temp butter.

 

[Wolf1022]

i have the MES 30 and I don't wrap the brisket going by the temp tend to come out dry for me so i went to the probing it came out better i sauce it wrap and let it rest in cooler

 

[one eyed jack]

Kruizer's advise is good. Also; If your butt is a "bone in" butt, when the bone can be pulled easily out of the meat, it is done.

Have fun with your smoke. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[fivetricks]

Not sure about yours, but anymore I just crank my MES right to 275 for pretty much any cook. No difference in the end product and your times shorten a bit. With the MES, you almost never cook at the temp the darn thing says you are

 

[chopsaw]

Not sure about yours, but anymore I just crank my MES right to 275 for pretty much any cook. No difference in the end product and your times shorten a bit. With the MES, you almost never cook at the temp the darn thing says you are

I agree . I have the Auber on mine now so they temps are what they say , last butt I did at 265 . Comes out great and done alot faster .

 

[Jonok]

I can promise you, that if you rub your (>7# butt lovingly and put it it in anything between a 240 and 275 degree smoker for 10-14 hrs, you will win. Do not screw around with injecting or wrapping.

God’s own aqueous boiling point, and the succulence of animal fat are your friends.

When that bad boy hits 205, nothing substantial will change for the next 4 hours unless you are actively trying to screw it up.

 

[motolife313]

I’d bump up the temp to 250-275 and let it go without wrapping till 200-205. I like A little bit on the butt so I pull at 200. It goes from 200-205 very fast. 8 pounders usually take me 10-12 hours at 250-275 I don’t wrap anything or believe in it. Maybe a pot roast but that’s about it. You can’t mess that butt up trust me. It’s the easiest thing to cook. Just takes time

 

[fracchia23]

Ty guys "I Started The Joke" to heat up the Mes right now :-)
Ty for all ur suggestions

 

[fracchia23]

6lb Boston without bone

 

[fracchia23]

Heating up the MES30 at 275*F in 45min and set at 255*F to cook

 

[SmokinAl]

One thing about butts is they are very forgiving.
I'm sure you will have a successful smoke!
Al

 

[zwiller]

Do not screw around with injecting or wrapping.

Agree with you on wrapping but completely disagree about injecting. Injecting is a whole other level above a rub.

MES is a humid smoke and I found I need to do a pellicle (uncovered rest) to get the bark they way we like it.

Good luck!

 

[fracchia23]

After 9:30hours my 6lb Boston Butt is in the Cooler waiting to be eaten :-)

 

[motolife313]

Looks nice. That cooked pretty fast too

 

[fracchia23]

Here i am... the Butt came good thanks to all ur suggestion guys.
Im here to learn so ty ty ty

 

[motolife313]

Did u wrap it? Looks like it’s got a lot of bark and color

 

[fracchia23]

I didn't.You know what,if i let the Fan vent wide open the masterbuilt probe clims up and down like crazy,example if i set 230*F the internal temperature of the smoker goes from 225 to 250 up and down up and down,instead today i tried to let the vent half open and the temperature sign always the same as my Thermopro probes and the chimney charged with pellets smoked for more than 7 hours this mean that if i leave the vent wide open the flow of the air makes burn faster the pellets and the internal probes of masterbuilt,that maybe are slower than Thermopro to feel the temperature,keep climbing up and down.

 

[Wolf1022]

I have the mes electric 30 I used some Lava rocks I got the idea from this other person on a website he lined a few on the bottom shelf it helps the vent stays half on mine depending on how old your unit I know the high temp cut out switch on the back might need to be changed right side almost half way up