Game day Boston butt

[kevinb21]

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• kevinb21
• Feb 5, 2017

Got the butt ready to go. Had it rubbed last night, injected with Dr Pepper cherry around 4am this morning about to set it on the smoker around 250-275. Which is a little hotter than I usually smoke my butts but this is my first time injecting so I definitely want to not be in the danger zone

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks like a good start!

Al

 

[kevinb21]

Workin right now at 123 degrees with 1 hour left to get to the "safe zone". Should I add heat?

 

[kevinb21]

Just made 136 hour four

 

[SmokinAl]

136 at hour 4 is perfect.

Al

 

[kevinb21]

About 146 debating wether to wrap it at 160 or not

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• kevinb21
• Feb 5, 2017

 

[mdboatbum]

Your call. Personally, I'm lazy and like the texture better when I don't wrap. I usually run a little hotter than you, right at 300°, so I don't usually get a stall. If time is a concern, definitely wrap. 

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Your call. Personally, I'm lazy and like the texture better when I don't wrap. I usually run a little hotter than you, right at 300°, so I don't usually get a stall. If time is a concern, definitely wrap. 

I do exactly the same thing. Even before I started doing hotter smokes I didn't wrap. I like the bark and wrapping kills bark.

 

[SmokinAl]

I'm with the others. I don't wrap butts either.

And I also smoke them at 270-280, so there really isn't any stall.

Al

 

[butchsc]

I keep hearing people talking about the danger zone... What do you mean? Obviously I'm new to smoking and have a butt on right now.

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• butchsc
• Feb 5, 2017

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• butchsc
• Feb 5, 2017

 

[Bearcarver]

Then again, some of us wrap at about 165°.

We like Bark, but we don't like our Bark thick a HARD.

Link:

Pulled Boston Pork Butt  

Bear

 

[kevinb21]

I went ahead and wrapped it on 160 that's how I usually do it and have liked the results.

 

[kevinb21]

I keep hearing people talking about the danger zone... What do you mean? Obviously I'm new to smoking and have a butt on right now.


There is some good info on here http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/235919/boston-butt-danger-zone

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• butchsc
• Feb 5, 2017

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• butchsc
• Feb 5, 2017

 

[kevinb21]

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• kevinb21
• Feb 5, 2017

Also made some jalapeño poppers dip

 

[Bearcarver]

I went ahead and wrapped it on 160 that's how I usually do it and have liked the results.

And The Verdict?????

Bear

 

[kevinb21]

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• kevinb21
• Apr 16, 2017

Sorry I must of had to many to drink that day and forgot the after picture. Turned out great!!