My pork butt.

[ChuckEWil]

 

[ronf]

Nice job. Looks good.

 

[GaryHibbert]

Great bark on those butts.
Gary

 

[Smoke23]

+1 on that terrific looking bark.

 

[SmokinAl]

Great looking bark!
How did it taste?
Al

 

[ChuckEWil]

Tasted great. Left em plain and let them dress em up. I may increase the sugar on the rub.

 

[noboundaries]

Tasted great. Left em plain and let them dress em up. I may increase the sugar on the rub.

The line in bold caught my attention. Mind if I ask why?

 

[ChuckEWil]

From my novice understanding the more sugar in the rub the sweeter the bark and better bark. I am not sure it’s true but for me it is an experiment. My recipe for these pork butts was:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup salt
1/4 cup paprika
1/8 cup garlic powder
1/8 cup onion powder
1/8 cup ground red pepper
2 Tablespoon of Ground rosemary
1 tablespoon of cumin

 

[ChuckEWil]

Nice job. Looks good.

Thanks

 

[noboundaries]

Hey Chuck, thanks for your answer. Personally, I've found that more brown sugar in the rub, when applied at the beginning of the smoke, creates a slightly thicker bark, but not necessarily a sweeter one, due to the way brown sugar burns in the long heat on an unwrapped butt. Definitely test it though. Always fun to experiment.

Try adding a "little" brown sugar at the end of a smoke to the pulled meat for a sweeter result. When I'm going to be serving pulled pork at a gathering where kids are eating, I always take "Sugar in the Raw" to sprinkle on the kid's sandwiches. They love it!

 

[ChuckEWil]

That is an interesting thought. I think that’s what illl try to add some sweet to it. I’m aiming for a sweet then heat with a sauce.

 

[ab canuck]

Looks great.... and I like the idea of

Try adding a "little" brown sugar at the end of a smoke to the pulled meat for a sweeter result. When I'm going to be serving pulled pork at a gathering where kids are eating, I always take "Sugar in the Raw" to sprinkle on the kid's sandwiches. They love it!

I am going to try that for sure. Points to both of you guys....