2 Pork Shoulders on the UDS - Lots of QView

[thunderdome]

This past Sunday I wanted to cook a pack of Pork Shoulders that have been in my freezer for awhile. I took them out on Wednesday, and let them thaw out in the meat drawer in the fridge.

I took the shoulders out late on Saturday, covered with mustard, then applied a very generous layer of rub

Took out of fridge early Sunday morning, and injected with a mixture of Apple Cider, Apple Juice, Ginger Ale, Apple Cider Vinegar and Black Velvet. Threw them on the smoker with a handful of brown sugar topping off each.

Here is the bigger of the 2. Both were boneless, and I had to tuck under to get some shape to them

Here is the smaller of the 2

This is my new hand pump sprayer for my hourly spritzings. I love it

The surface temp (digital), and the barrel temp. These are growing further and further apart. Maybe need to clean analog one?

Instead of traditional foiling, I poured my mixture into this foil pan with some Parkay and Honey, then covered/tented well w/ foil

Here they are about to go back on (@165)

Once they hit 200 degrees, I pulled them and put in microwave w/ a towel for 2 hours

Here it is all pulled with the foiling juice poured back over

Macro

My wife’s open faced sandwich (sweet baby rays on top)

Here is mine w/ some slaw

Money Shot

 

[tom37]

Looking pretty tasty there thunder dome.

 

[abigail4476]

That looks great, ThunderDome!  

   

 

[csmith2884]

 I wish I was there pulling up a chair....mac and cheese with pulled pork....genius.

 

[deannc]

Looks and I bet was great!  Great looking Q! 

 

[meateater]

Now thats some pulled pork!

 How did the ginger ale work out, that sounds interesting?

 

[realtorterry]

How did the pan with parkay work out? Did the butter transfer to the pp? I never thought of butter but it sounds awesome. Gotta love this site

 

[mythmaster]

Some nice innovations and good-looking bark and PP -- thank you!

 

[matts]

Now that some awesome QView.  Great job.

 

[pandemonium]

Did you get a new camera? because thats some killer looking pork and great Qview nice!!!

 

[pit 4 brains]

Panning for Q is way more effective than panning for gold! Good job man!

Now if ya want some good advice and some pointers, I'm only up the street..

 

[old poi dog]

Oh Boy ....I wish I had some of that pork at my table this evening...

 

[Bearcarver]

GREAT lookin' food there TD !!!!

Thanks for the Qview,

Bear

 

[wildflower]

Looking GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD  

 

[thunderdome]

Now thats some pulled pork!

 How did the ginger ale work out, that sounds interesting?

In all honesty, i couldn't taste the ginger ale..I just saw it and thought it would add some flavor. I would do it again just because this PP turned out so tasty. The Black Velvet was a nice addition too
 

How did the pan with parkay work out? Did the butter transfer to the pp? I never thought of butter but it sounds awesome. Gotta love this site

It worked out great. It was just like foiling, except a lot easier. I figured I'd use the same thing to foil as I do w/ my ribs.

 

Did you get a new camera? because thats some killer looking pork and great Qview nice!!!

Haha, Thanks, Not a new camera, but I do take my food Qview very seriously....NO CAMERA PHONES haha

 

Panning for Q is way more effective than panning for gold! Good job man!

Now if ya want some good advice and some pointers, I'm only up the street..

Thanks, Likewise
 

 

[sqwib]

Awesome q-view and loving that spritzer.

 

[titans53]

Looks very good, I love using apple juice and cider myself! Very nice job!

 

[herkysprings]

How does that spray bottle work, with say, a liquid that has some rub in it? Does it clog up?

 

[mballi3011]

Now that's one fine looking pan of pulled pork you have there Thunder. I really like that money shot it looks so good it could be my plate .......right..

 

[thunderdome]

How does that spray bottle work, with say, a liquid that has some rub in it? Does it clog up?

It's a pressurized sprayer w/ a hand pump. I think if you threw some rub in there, it would probably clog the misting tip. Unless the rub was completely dissolved