First Pork Butt - Q-View

[michael s scott]

Hey everybody, last week I finished the rebuild of what I call Lil Smokey. I made some beef ribs and a brisket last week, with pretty good results, so I am going for a pork butt this weekend. The packaging called it a "Pork Shoulder Boston Roast." So, I am assuming this is what everybody calls a "Boston Butt."rted last night with taking some store bought rub and doing a little tweaking for what we like. Rubbed the butt down and put it back in the frig over night.

20120908 01 Pork Butt All Rubbed Down.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

Ready for smoking. I saw here on the boards that some people let the meat sit out before smoking, so the meat can warm up a little. I did that. I will be smoking with apple wood.

20120909 02 Pork Butt Put in Smoker.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

 

[gotarace]

Looks like your off to a great start!!! We will be waiting for your progress reports...

 

[jrod62]

  

 

[michael s scott]

Here is how the butt looked after about 3.5 hours. Smells good.

20120909 03 Pork Butt Smoked.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

Once the butt reach about 150-160 degrees internal, I wrapped it in some foil and added a little hard apple cider for some moisture.

20120909 04 Pork Butt Wrapped.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

 

[jarjarchef]

Looking good..........

 

[michael s scott]

Okay, we have reached 200 degrees. Sticking the thermometer into the butt feels like everything is tender an juicy.

20120909 05 Pork Butt 200 Degrees.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

An idea that I read about here was to wrap the foiled butt in some old towels and put it in a cooler to rest. I had an old styrofoam cooler, so I decided to try this technique.

20120909 06 Wrapped Up and Resting.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

 

[gmag]

I am excited to see the results!

 

[michael s scott]

Of course smoking is a family afair. The kid asks when its going to be done for hours and the girlfriend makes her awesome BBQ sauce. We have been grilling for a very long time, some we have dabbled in sauces and rubs.

20120909 07 The Sauce.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

 

[michael s scott]

Okay, here are the results. There is some pull back on the bone and the entire piece of meat is tender.

20120909 08 Done Cooking.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

Used a couple of forks to pull that baby apart. I dumped the juices from the foil over the pork, It is absolutely delicious.

20120909 09 Pulled Pork.JPG

• michael s scott
• Sep 9, 2012

Thanks for all of the great ideas. I can't wait to try more things with some help from you guys. 

 

[coronaca92879]

Looks good.