Instantly hooked

[kj4gxu]

Friday afternoon my wife came to me and told me she'd volunteered me to cook pulled pork for 100 people at a cub scout banquet on Sunday so I loaded her into the car and headed to Lowe's where I picked up a Master Forge Dual Fuel smoker and set out on my first attempt.

We made a trip to Kroger and picked up 3 Boston Butts totaling ranging from 8 to 10 pounds each.  After applying a rub, injecting with apple juice and soaking overnight I got up at 4:00 am on Sunday to start the smoking which continued for about 11 hours at 250.  The meat was had a great taste and was tender but was a bit difficult to pull apart.  I now know that I should have brought the internal temp up to a higher point instead of stopping at 160. 

I'm looking forward to many adventures in smoking continuing with some Ribs this coming weekend.

Thanks
Eric

 

[Dutch]

Well Eric-since you're hooked, I'm sorry to tell you that there is no known of smokeitis. The only thing you can do now is smoke meats every weekend and improve you smoking skills.

For future adventures into pulled pork, take your internal temps to 200° and that butt will pratically fall apart in your hands.  If you're looking to have sliced pork sammiches, take them to 190°. For a nice touch on pulled pork, check out the post on Finishing Sauce. Once you give it a try you won't want to use 'que sauce.

Welcome to SMF! 

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Eric and 

to SMF - glad to have you here

 

[rtbbq2]

Yup....once  your hooked there is no known cure..............

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Yep , an Obsession...Hehehehe...

 

[jrod62]

:welcome1:

 

[smokinhusker]

You're a goner now!