First pork butt in new MES

[smoke-eater]

Gonna be throwing my first pork butt on my new MES tomorrow morning around 5:30am. Got about an 8# butt from the store. She's all rubbed out and chilln in the fridge, been in there for about 12 hours now. Dusted her twice with my homemade rub. Lookn forward to breaking in that MES baby! Ill be using hickory chips and apple juice/water in the water pan. Hope she turns out good! Got some family coming over to enjoy it with! Ill post pics tomorrow before I put it in and during the process. Stoked!! Yeeewww!!

 

[kathrynn]

we will be waiting to see the q-view!  Good luck!

 

[pc farmer]

Me too. Love seeing pics.

 

[jp61]

Nice! Just make sure your temps are good throughout , give it some nice TBS and you'll be in heaven! 

 

[smoke-eater]

Ill be doing fat side up with a diamond cut pattern in the fat cap also. What's y'all's thoughts on that?

 

[nwohiosmoke]

Ill be doing fat side up with a diamond cut pattern in the fat cap also. What's y'all's thoughts on that?

Simple... Don't bother. Leave the meat to do its own thing. Trust me. Happy smoking!

 

[kathrynn]

I do fat side up too.  Good luck!

 

[smoke-eater]

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• smoke-eater
• Feb 24, 2013

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All rubbed out ready for the smoker!

 

[pgsmoker64]

I scored like you mention once...only once.  Like NWO said, leave it to do it's thing.

I smoke fat side up.

Bill

 

[dtsdowntosmoke]

Way to go. Sounds like you already know more about this than I did. How long are you expecting it to take and what time is dinner?

I put a 6.4 pounder on my MES at 11:30 last night and it is still going. I know that I slowed it down alot because I was fighting my amnps but 8 pounds should take a while.

 

[smoke-eater]

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• smoke-eater
• Feb 24, 2013

A few hours in and she's lookn good!

 

[jp61]

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• smoke-eater
• Feb 24, 2013

A few hours in and she's lookn good!

Yes she is!........ make sure you save the picture because today will be the last time you'll see your smoker this clean 

 

[smoke-eater]

I know! It's dirty now! But that just locks in the juices for next smoke!

 

[nwohiosmoke]

I know! It's dirty now! But that just locks in the juices for next smoke!

"Dirty" is so subjective... Haha. I prefer broke in.

 

[smoke-eater]

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• smoke-eater
• Feb 24, 2013

Look at that pork! Yeeww!! Looks delicious! Successful smoke in the new MES!

 

[jp61]

Awesome! Enjoy!