Pork Drippings Advice

[tromaron]

I'm hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong.  When I cook pork butts in my MES I put them on the top rack with a foil pan on the rack below to catch the drippings.  My problem is when it's time to foil the butts, my drippings have all burned up.  Last time I even put a can of beef broth in the pan when I started to see if that would help.  I'm cooking at 225 with a tile over the heating element.  Anyone have any advice?

 

[beer-b-q]

Are you adding water to the water pan? 

Also have you verified the cabinet temp with another probe or are you  going by the digital controler?

 

[tromaron]

Yep, and yep. 

 

[sqwib]

Check temps

If your drippings are burning up add some more liquid.

 

[SmokinAl]

Temps got to be wrong. With all the fat dripping off the butt it should be filling up with liquid. Next time start with 1 can chicken broth, 1 onion chopped up & a bunch of garlic cloves in the pan. You should have a nice broth when the butt is done. All you have to do is de-fat it.