20 lbs pork butt - UDS - no wrap

[zippy12]

Spiced buts Friday after lunch

Put them on the UDS at 3:45AM

Reached 140F by 7:45AM but the UDS was running just under 300F So I cut the air down to 1/4th a port

9:30am - 161F ITT
10:00am - 169F ITT
10:30am - 178F ITT
11:00am - 181F ITT .. I slowed the accumulated heat and ran the UDS at 200F for a slow climb

11:30am - 184F ITT
12:00pm - 186F ITT
12:30pm - 190F ITT
1:30pm - 193F ITT

2:00pm - 197F ITT
2:30pm - 200 ITT - pulled the meat off and rest for 2 hours in cooler

Meat was juicy and super tender! served with Gorges BBQ sauce

 

[oddegan]

Oh boy zippy does that look awesome. If we had points you would surely get one.

 

[dcecil]

That looks tasty, great job

 

[SonnyE]

Looks Great!
But something is wrong here...
20 pounds of pork when on, and you only got one sammy?
I think somebody must have robbed you. :eek:

Of course one is better than none, which was what I got the first time I did a big chicken BBQ.
By the time I went in the house, there weren't a wing nor a leg left.
If I remember right, I got some salad... :(

 

[bdskelly]

Zip... this is one beautiful smoke. Nice photos as well. Looks delicious. Like! B

 

[Smoke23]

That’s some good looking pork!

 

[motocrash]

Beautiful as usual Zip!
Love the stainless UDS and custom dome;)

 

[gmc2003]

Looks like a winner, great job on those butts Zippy.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[SmokinAl]

Fantastic looking PP, Zippy!
Great work & nice write up!
Al

 

[tropics]

Z Nice job on the PP sounds like the drum does good. Likes
Richie

 

[zippy12]

Thanks Oddegan, dcecil, SonnyE, bdskelly, smoke32, motocrash, gmc2003,SmokinAl, and tropics...

SonnyE - Dont you worry none about me getting 1 PP sandwich. I actually ate 3! 2 with Georges and 1 with Mang Tomas AP sauce...

No wrapping butts is the way to go and loading your basket with most wood at the top to smoke like crazy before reaching 140F...

 

[SonnyE]

Oh Good!
LOL! Beautiful cook! And your UDS certainly was full!

And not U at all!

 

[Rings Я Us]

That looks great! Nice job.. and point!

Is that a 30 gal drum?

 

[zippy12]

Rings...

Yes 30Gal stainless steel from Ohio ... food grade 180.00 shipped to door.

Note stainless is a hard metal to drill

 

[Bummed]

Looks really good!

What wood did you use and did you spritz at all?

 

[zippy12]

SonnyE

The UDS could have held another 20lbs in the rack below. I find I get better smoke on the top rack... Or sometimes I put the diffuser plate on the first rack

 

[Rings Я Us]

Yeah.. I have a 30 gal but never did the project. Uses 18.5 Weber grates I guess.

 

[zippy12]

Bummed

I used a home made version of Bad Byrons butt rub

I did not spritz at all - left uncovered over night after applying rub

 

[zippy12]

Rings yes webber parts

 

[SonnyE]

Rings...

Yes 30Gal stainless steel from Ohio ... food grade 180.00 shipped to door.

Note stainless is a hard metal to drill

Yes it is. But with the right sharpening, it is easier. ;)
Stainless wants a shallower cutting edge, shallower angle.

More info here.

I have a sharpener I use to keep my shop bits on the cutting edge.
Har... Har... Har... :rolleyes:

Also, drill a small hole. Then step up to a larger hole. And finally your finished size hole.

Not that any of this is useful to you now... But may be to others.

40 pounds of butt sounds like what I see when walking behind my wife... :eek:
I didn't say that. I deny ever saying that....:(

LOL! :D That's a beauty of a smoker! Where'd you find that lid?