First Pork Butt with Q-view

[hokiesmokie]

Smoked my first butt Memorial Day weekend. Used a rub that was part my homemade stuff and part a store-bought pork rub (wanted to get rid of scraps of both). Used briquettes and hickory chunks at 220-235 for 9.5 hours. Foiled at 165, pulled off the smoker at 205. Wrapped the finished butt in towels and threw it in a cooler for an hour before pulling. Used SoFlaQuer's finishing sauce after pulling. Results - outstanding!!! Rave reviews from the assembled masses. Thanks to everyone here for all the tips and tricks and the finishing sauce.

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[travcoman45]

Nice and juicy, good color when pulled, I'd say that was a winner!

 

[flyin'illini]

Excellent. Nice work. Go VT.

 

[seboke]

Sweet lookin butt hokie (heh heh)! Excellent first effort - It only gets better!!

 

[bbq bubba]

A fellow drumhead!!!
Welcome brother, come out of the shadows and lets see that drum!

For a first butt, ya done good!

 

[pineywoods]

Looks great congrats on your first I'm sure it won't be the last

 

[hokiesmokie]

bbqbubba-

Here are a few pics of my drum under construction:

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I also posted some here:

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...6&postcount=19

As I said at the end of the post, I still need to get a nice paint job on mine, but for now, at least it's functional.

 

[bbq bubba]

Nice drum, i like the feet.
Needs a bigger charcoal basket for those long cooks!