My butt is on the smoker

[Smoking Audi]

Smoking a pork butt today.

Traeger Pro 34
Apple pellets

We usually start out with 225 but I am gonna bump it to 250 after 2 hours and see how it goes. Running an 8 inch or so smoke tube which typically gives us about 4 hours of smoke. We will wrap at the stall with butcher paper.

Want to experiment with the slightly higher temp as that was from previous advise. I know with a pellet that higher temps mean less smoke but hopefully the first 2 hours and tube will take care of that.

 

[gmc2003]

Good luck and enjoy

Chris

 

[SmokinAl]

Sounds like a plan!
Al

 

[Smoking Audi]

 

[JLeonard]

Looking good thus far!
Jim

 

[chopsaw]

Lookin good . Enjoy . I'm trying to decide what I want to cook today .

We usually start out with 225 but I am gonna bump it to 250 after 2 hours and see how it goes.

My kettles like to run at 260 when set up for long smokes . I like the results and default to that temp when using my pellet grill . Smoke low first , then bump up 50 degrees every 30 minutes and walk it into the final cook temp . Seems to me that the burning of fresh pellets to raise the temp increase the smoke on the food .

 

[912smoker]

Off to a good start

Keith

 

[schlotz]

Very good plan. I'm in for the result!

 

[sandyut]

Good plan. I run my pellet grill on the lowest setting for an hour or two to get the smoke on, then up it to 275. Your plan is similar. Looking forward to seeing the end product.

 

[bigfurmn]

Shoot, im in on this one. That looks great so far.

 

[bauchjw]

Looks like a great start! Good plan. I do mine similar.

 

[ofelles]

You are more of a man than I. My butt won't tolerate even 225F. By the way, when you wrap do you use boxers or briefs? Not that it's any of my business

SORRY I just couldn't help myself!

 

[Sven Svensson]

Your butt makes that smoker look big.

 

[Smoking Audi]

Sorry for the lack of updates. Been working on the yard as Mrs SA has been tending my butt. Delayed stall with this one. Hot about 175 or so when she wrapped it. About 180 now.

 

[Smoking Audi]

Redoing the pool pump area while we smoke the butt. It was just a mud pit and we decided to put a paver patio area in to help control the mess. In digging it out I found a 4x6 concrete pad under the muck. Gonna add another 32 SF of patio block around it. Maple tree in the area that had terrible surface roots with it. Today I was digging with an axe so that is all done and it’s time to start laying the base which means I get to enjoy sone pulled pork tonight as a reward.

 

[Sven Svensson]

The best rewards are meat rewards. Sounds like you also deserve a cold beer reward.

 

[Smoking Audi]

Jim Beam reward

 

[Smoking Audi]

Butt hit 200+ and is now in the cooler. Forgot to tell Mrs SA to turn up the temp so it ran at 250 even after being wrapped. About 9.5 hours for a 7 pounder on the smoker.

 

[Nefarious]

The best rewards are meat rewards. Sounds like you also deserve a cold beer reward.

I thought the cold brew was the reward for smoking.

 

[Smoking Audi]

Final product.