Gentlemen, you have helped me get started in the meat smoking business with your wisdom over the years. I finally decided to join as I consider myself your average run of the mill forum whore. I've been in jeep forums, truck forums, football forums, and I often give those up when I get rid of a vehicle or get tired of talking nonsense and mechanicing.
Anyhow! To the point of this thread!! The first Boston Butt I ever smoked was on a brinkman electric smoker that the neighbor gave me when his element went out.....I converted it to charcoal and gave it a go. Terrible.......butt reached 200*, I ate it, but it was tough.
Fast forward, I grow up a little and decide to try it again. I used a charcoal grill, built a fire on the right half, put the butt on the left half, and went to town. Butt came out perfect, flavor was good, wife was hooked. I wasn't there yet.
Took a trip to visit family, ended up at Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum, TX......WOW! I had to try to replicate this pulled pork. Best I ever had!
I break out the charcoal grill, smoke another butt for Memorial Day 2016 and this is where I errored! It was absolutely amazing, not quite pecan lodge, but it was unique and amazing. So I did it again on July 4 and it was just as good! (Let me say again, all I know about smoking a butt I stole from you guys!)
Fast forward to Christmas and my wife is mad, I haven't provided a butt in months. SO! She buys me a brinkman electric smoker.
An hour ago, I put on THREE, yes THREE 7-8 lb butts. We will have a crowd this evening to eat BBQ and watch the NCAA Semifinals. TOMORROW I'm smoking ribs (first time ever) for the family to go with black eyed peas and cabbage. And I will probably end up smoking on this bad boy very often, as I feel it will be much easier than using a basic single chamber grill!!
- I rubbed them with brown sugar, sat, pepper, and a general array of spices from the cabinet, placed them in the new (yes I seasoned) smoker above a bowl of apple juice, water, and vinegar. And here we go. I figure 14 hoursish will put me at 4:30 this afternoon with a couple hours of cushion incase these pretties stall.
Anyhow! To the point of this thread!! The first Boston Butt I ever smoked was on a brinkman electric smoker that the neighbor gave me when his element went out.....I converted it to charcoal and gave it a go. Terrible.......butt reached 200*, I ate it, but it was tough.
Fast forward, I grow up a little and decide to try it again. I used a charcoal grill, built a fire on the right half, put the butt on the left half, and went to town. Butt came out perfect, flavor was good, wife was hooked. I wasn't there yet.
Took a trip to visit family, ended up at Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum, TX......WOW! I had to try to replicate this pulled pork. Best I ever had!
I break out the charcoal grill, smoke another butt for Memorial Day 2016 and this is where I errored! It was absolutely amazing, not quite pecan lodge, but it was unique and amazing. So I did it again on July 4 and it was just as good! (Let me say again, all I know about smoking a butt I stole from you guys!)
Fast forward to Christmas and my wife is mad, I haven't provided a butt in months. SO! She buys me a brinkman electric smoker.
An hour ago, I put on THREE, yes THREE 7-8 lb butts. We will have a crowd this evening to eat BBQ and watch the NCAA Semifinals. TOMORROW I'm smoking ribs (first time ever) for the family to go with black eyed peas and cabbage. And I will probably end up smoking on this bad boy very often, as I feel it will be much easier than using a basic single chamber grill!!
- I rubbed them with brown sugar, sat, pepper, and a general array of spices from the cabinet, placed them in the new (yes I seasoned) smoker above a bowl of apple juice, water, and vinegar. And here we go. I figure 14 hoursish will put me at 4:30 this afternoon with a couple hours of cushion incase these pretties stall.
