First Pork Butt

[PoukieBear]

I’m pretty proud of my butt!!! Eerrrrrr... my Pork Butt :)

It was amazing, and I was happy that it turned out so great on my first try. Thank goodness it’s a rather forgiving hunk of meat, since I did have a few really hot flare ups.

 

[smokin peachey]

Nice butt! Definitely something to be proud of!

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Looks good from here. Good job! Just think, they only get better from here on out.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Excellent job on the bark.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Great job! That looks really good!

 

[Fueling Around]

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Thank goodness it’s a rather forgiving hunk of meat, since I did have a few really hot flare ups.

Looks good and yes a forgiving piece of meat. Only caution is to avoid over smoking your but, uh pork butt.
Temp spikes is learning curve.
What did you cook/smoke it on?

 

[Smoke23]

Looks good!
Great job!!

 

[HamboneSmoke]

Nice butt!!!

 

[Jabiru]

Nice work, you did a great job on that, bark looks great and the meat nice and juicy. How long did you cook it for?

 

[GaryHibbert]

That pulled pork looks great. Nice job on your first butt. Its one of my favorite meals--I'd gladly eat a plate full of that.
POINT
Gary

 

[martin1950]

Great job on your 1st."Pork Butt", pork is becoming my favorite meat. My friends and family loves pork butts and it's so easy. Keep up the good work.

 

[forktender]

 

[gmc2003]

Congratulations on your maiden voyage into butts. It looks great.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[PoukieBear]

Looks good and yes a forgiving piece of meat. Only caution is to avoid over smoking your but, uh pork butt.
Temp spikes is learning curve.
What did you cook/smoke it on?

Thanks! I had read about over smoking meat, so I was careful and tried to avoid that. I used 4 fist size chunks and a few smaller pieces that were in the bag.

I cooked it on my new WSM, so still trying to learn how to control the temp. I had it perfectly set at 225 for a couple of hours, then the wind picked up and the temp spiked. It took a while for it to come back down after I had closed off the dampers a bit.

Nice work, you did a great job on that, bark looks great and the meat nice and juicy. How long did you cook it for?

The bark was amazing! There was definitely a fight over the leftovers...which I lost. LOL.

It took a lot longer to cook than I thought it would. I was expecting about 8 hours, but it ended up being 11 hours before I pulled it. I still would have liked to let it go longer (It wasn't at 200-205 yet) but my brother was visiting with his 4 young children and it was getting late and too close to bedtime.

Oh well, live and learn!!

 

[crazzycajun]

Did you foil once the stall hit? Since it took 11 hrs I’m guessing not. I like the foil it keeps me from over smoking plus I not dying of starvation waiting for the 205f+ temps for easy pulling, but looks to be a success none the less

 

[PoukieBear]

Did you foil once the stall hit? Since it took 11 hrs I’m guessing not. I like the foil it keeps me from over smoking plus I not dying of starvation waiting for the 205f+ temps for easy pulling, but looks to be a success none the less

No, I didn't wrap it during the stall. I probably should have, but I figured I would power through like a champ. LOL, I kind of wish I had wrapped it, so I'll definitely do it next time!

 

[sandyut]

Who doesn't love a nice butt! Nice work!

larger pieces of meat are unpredictable and generally will take longer than expected. I just plan for hours longer than I could speculate.

Maintaining temps on a SWM - so I had a 14" WSM for years. I found many things affected the temp maintenance; sun, wind, rain (dreaded rain), coal status etc. And then I tried this number; https://www.bbqguru.com/info/PartyQ total game changer - with the partyq rolling I had a brisket fly through an overnight cook with an unexpected rain storm - woke up and it was pumping at 225. it extended my coal use as well. if you think this might be something you are interested i would check and make sure the partyq is teh right one for the 22.5" you have. I think it is but I had the little guy.

Happy Holiday!

 

[Bearcarver]

Oh Yeah!!
Even an Old Bear can admire a Beautiful Butt, like that one!!
Nice Job, poukie!!
Like.

Bear

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Before you know it, you'll be doing overnight smokes while catching some ZZZZ's during the stall.

 

[sandyut]

Before you know it, you'll be doing overnight smokes while catching some ZZZZ's during the stall.

thats the best way through a stall, never see it!