Best way to warm up pulled pork for Easter?

[BC Buck]

Easter family arriving about noon. Dad wants me to smoke a butt to pull and couple slabs baby backs. My time frame for smoking a 7lb butt is over 8 hours. Was thinking smoke the butt the day before, maybe ribs too then reheating before lunch. Could leave pork in sealed aluminum pan in ice cooler over night then put in 140 degree oven couple hours before we eat. Maybe put put in vacuumed bags and use sous vide to warm. What do you guys do?

 

[normanaj]

Covered pan with some liquid in the oven until warm/hot.

 

[SmokyMose]

Like normanaj said. Ribs the same way.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Like has been mentioned except low and slow. Set the oven around 200* and give it a few hours. This way it won’t taste warmed up. Almost as good as the day it was cooked.

 

[GaryHibbert]

I've found that the best way to heat up pulled pork (and most other smoked meats) if it has been vac sealed is on the stove top. Put the meat--still vac sealed--in a good sized pot of cold water. Turn the stove onto medium and wait for the water to boil. When it boils, your meat is hot. Works equally well on frozen or non-frozen vac sealed meat, since the water won't boil until everything in the pot is up to temp.
Gary

 

[SmokinEdge]

The Sous vide is even better.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Also you can look into some finishing sauce to add some moisture to it!

 

[Hamdrew]

crockpots are fine, IMHO

 

[JLeonard]

crockpots are fine, IMHO

I've done this before also for work. Use a good finishing sauce to add moisture back in. Plenty of recipes on here.
Jim

 

[Hamdrew]

I've done this before also for work. Use a good finishing sauce to add moisture back in. Plenty of recipes on here.
Jim

Only potentially better way to me might be a lidded double-boiler, and that's only because it's cheaper to buy a 3gal double boiler than 3gal of crockpots.

 

[pineywoods]

As has been said foil pan with either Apple Juice or finishing sauce then foil over the top and set oven at 225-275 till it comes up to temp.
Crockpot works well too
Depending on how much I'm reheating I will also use a rice steamer it keeps it nice and moist without having to add any liquid that said I do like finishing sauce at times

 

[Hamdrew]

in a pinch ive heated it up uncovered on one rack in the oven, on the lower rack a pan of water to keep a moist environment

 

[Fueling Around]

Smoke the butt days early, pull, and in the fridge.
Slow cooker is a great overnight reheat on low setting IF you have good amount of pan and fat liquids.
Ribs best done on the day of serving. It also impresses the quests when you pull it fresh off the grill

 

[olecrosseyes]

I think all of the above are good tips to reheat!
Pulled pork is so forgiving as long as you keep it moist, just heat it up slow and don't cook the devil out of it!

 

[forktender]

in a pinch ive heated it up uncovered on one rack in the oven, on the lower rack a pan of water to keep a moist environment

I place the meat on a roasting rack in an aluminum pan then add water up to the bottom of the rack cover tightly in foil and crank the oven up to 325* for an hour or until it reaches an internal of 140*. Then I uncover it and let it go for 30 minutes @300* to firm up the bark again you would never know that it was reheated unless you watched me do it.

 

[Hamdrew]

I place the meat on a roasting rack in an aluminum pan then add water up to the bottom of the rack cover tightly in foil and crank the oven up to 325* for an hour or until it reaches an internal of 140*. Then I uncover it and let it go for 30 minutes @300* to firm up the bark again you would never know that it was reheated unless you watched me do it.

Thats also how to turn store-bought white castles into the real deal again. or reheat the last 6 of a crave case you fell asleep with.

 

[Humo18]

Great ideas. What I do is pull the butt and vacuum seal portions for four and refrigerate or freeze depending on how many days before we eat it. To reheat, I put the unopened bags in a pot of already boiling water, turn the heat off and it's ready in 15 minutes and still moist and tasty.