BIG Pork Butt Story and Pics

[john c]

Well Thursday night at 10 pm I had this monster sized butt defrosted sitting on my counter, it must of been over 12 lbs, with bone in.
I covered it in mustard first and then sprinkled on the rub, lots of mixed spices and brown sugar. It sat in fridge till 6:30 am. With a hot cup of coffee and darkness, my neighbours think Iam nutz, I slid it into the Brinkmann burning lump coal at 240 F.
I smoked it with Maple chunks and sprayed it with Spiced Rum and apple juice every hour until it reached 165 F meat temp., only flipping it once, just because I never did that before.
At 165 F I pulled it off the smoker and double wrapped it in foil with more rum and apple.
I then put it into the 250 F oven until it reached 200 F meat temp.
The butt then got wrapped in double thick towels and put into a cooler from 11 pm to 7 am the next morning because I was really tired at this point.
It was so tender it was like trying to pick up melted butter !
I just pulled the 2 large bones out clean and the meat just shreaded on its own, WOW ! I got this killer Habenero BQ sauce and a fresh bun,
I wish I could have you all over for a sammy! Too check it out.
I couln't believe how long the plateau's were and it took 16 hrs. and 12 lbs. of lump coal to finish.
I think I will stick to the 8 pounders in future.
Thanks to everybody for their help.
John C.

 

[t-bone tim]

I'm glad things worked out well for ya ! and awesome looking pulled pork

droool wipe slurp

 

[zapper]

I don't know man.....? It looks like you could have used a little more rub.














































Juuussst Kidding! It looks great!
I like the eight pounders, just because that is about as big as I can find. But last week a buddy was telling me that a store in his neck of the woods had some 16 pounders for a buck a pound. I asked him to make sure that it was bone in butt and not a whole shoulder and he says butt only. I would figure that I would have to halve them to do them or it would be a 24 hour smoke! At any rate, it looks like you pulled it off. I got a small butt and two racks of spares going this weekend.

 

[desert smokin]

I just love a story with a happy sammie ending.
Congrats on a long successful smoke.

 

[john c]

Ya got me LOL

 

[low&slow]

Congrats on the all nighter. Looks like it was well worth it. Nice lookin butt. I bet it was just drippin with juice.

 

[ron50]

Nice Butt!!

Actually 16 hours is pretty quick for a 12 lb. butt.

I'm curious what the internal temperature was after spending 8 hours in the cooler?

 

[scottddove]

good looking smoke. I did two 7lbs on friday night and it took 11 hours. Like you I had to go to bed without having any that was hard to do. I made up for it today. I am stuffed. hope yours was as good as mine.

 

[john c]

I dont know, but it was still warm enough to pain my fingers.

 

[john c]

Yes that was a piss off not eating any after all that work.
But first thing in the morning a had a real big pile on a bun and dinner I had 3 plate fulls and theres still plenty left.

 

[deejaydebi]

Nice looking pulled pork John! It's a long wait but it's worth it!