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First Pork Butt this weekend. Asking for tips?
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Soak chips and spread evenly around. No need to add any later. I now use chunks and do not soak.
Boston Butt is pretty simple cook as long as you build the fire right. Use largest chunks of lump bottom. Get dome temp at 250 which will give you a grid temp of around 225. Fat side down. I really don't think it makes a difference if it's fat up or down. I do down so some of the fat cap comes off when i lift butt off grid. I'd rather have a little fat cap stick to grate than meat side.
Smoke until about 195 or bone will pull freely. Pretty simple cook. I'm sure you will be fine.
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Mix the chips through the lump. Clean out your egg and shop vac out all the ash. You can even lift out the fire ring and firebox and clean out all the ash from there too. Fill the egg to an inch or so below the top of the fire ring. If you want to be absolutely sure set your lump up with the biggest pieces at the bottom and go upwards with the medium and small. Stabilise the egg for an hour or more at 250* and put the meat on. Temp will drop so wait til it recovers and check a couple of hours later to make sure it is still there. Go to bed and check it in the morning.
Steve
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Get a Maverick remote thermometer and do what the other guys said.
"Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great, Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!"
Med & XL
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Here's my process for smoking butts on my large Egg: http://www.nibblemethis.com/2011/11/how-i-smoke-pork-butts-for-pulled-pork.html
I'd also recommend checking out the Naked Whiz's site for the Elder Ward pork butt post.
Knoxville, TN
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And remember that meat not only does not ever absorb smoke, it will yet continue to be flavored by it at any time, any temperature.
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Elder Ward's method is great but he calls for 225*. Strike that and go with 250* for your first one. Serious
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Yeah. What he said. 250ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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I didn't understand your e-mail but it sounded like a lot
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Ok just a little update to my setup. I have a medium with a Woo2 / 12" BGE stone for indirect and will be cooking at the felt line with the standard BGE grate. Will 2) 7-8 lb butts fit on there or can I only do one?
Thanks for the help guys !! This helps IMMENSELY!!!
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I can do two on my medium.
"Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great, Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!"
Med & XL
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You can do a dry test to see if they will fit...should be close on a medium. Despite what is often said if the butts are touching it won't double your cook time because they will shrink. You should be able to stand them up on the ends and be OK. Make sure your dome thermo doesn't touch the meat if you are using it (as opposed to a Maverick etc)
Steve
Caledon, ON
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I will be using the dome thermo and I have a Maverick with a single probe. Plan on upgrading to the 732 eventually but too many needed necessities. Have to pace myself. No money tree in the backyard........
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Don't worry about it. A butt is the most forgiving cook you can do. It will be good as long as you get the internal temp of the meat to at least 190. Happy grilling!!!
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I am really looking forward to it! This will be my first smoke on my egg. Have had it for a month or so now. This is gonna be great!Only 3 things in life matter. Family, Steelers and my BGE!!
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I always look forward to a good cook. Early in the am, cup of coffee, don't get no better. What time you kickin off?Geaux Tigers!!!
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Am I the only one that never cleaned out his egg with a vac? Never had a problem yet.
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I always look forward to a good cook. Early in the am, cup of coffee, don't get no better. What time you kickin off?
Mmmmmm........that does sound good Gato! I will probably sleep in a little since its my one day a week to do it. Will be up around 6 and smoking by 7:30. ( I hope ) Will rub down my butts Sat night for an over night flavor soak and let them rest on the counter for about an hour before I toss em on the Egg.
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I've had some good results injecting them with NC style vinegar sauce.
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Dont bothsr letting them warm up. That's good for roasts and steaks but doesnt do anything for you with a butt. For steaks or roasts it gives you even heating during a short cook. But a butt of pulled pork is going to be taken way past tbe temp a roast would be cooked to.
Cold meat gives you a nice looking smoke ring too, even though it's only cosmeticed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Anytime you add something that is not the same temp. you are gonna get a heat sink for awhile till it catches up to the internal temp. of the BGELET'S EAT
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Yep
But it isnt going to warm up much in an hour anyway
I prefer the smoke ring myself. And will usually put in the platesetter coldalong with the meat cold. Holds temps down an extra hour or so. I can make up any 'lost' time from recovery by bumping it up at the end if need be. But that recovery time is minimal enough it's difficult to even attribute any extra time to it.ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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