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Pork shoulder is on the egg

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chuff
chuff Posts: 255
edited July 2012 in EggHead Forum
Being in the west I'm running a little bit behind the rest of the overnighters, but I'm doing a pork shoulder tonight.

Straight out of the package
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Rubbed with love
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Not the best photo in the dark, but it's on the egg
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Now I just have to make sure the temp is stable so I can hit the rack.
XL BGE
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  • DocWonmug
    DocWonmug Posts: 300
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    How many pounds is that bad boy?
    LBGE
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  • chuff
    chuff Posts: 255
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    It started out 8.9 pounds. I was having a little trouble regulating the temp last night so I was a little worried about what I was going to wake up to. I set an alarm for 0800 and proceeded to sleep right through it. I must have been more tired than I thought. Luckily my wife finally woke me up at 9:30, but all of my worry was unnecessary. The egg was holding steady at 245 grid temp when I checked it and the shoulder appears to be in the stall. Things aren't going too bad so far. Here's hoping for a strong finish.

    I opened the lid for a quick peek.

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  • ncbbq
    ncbbq Posts: 257
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    Looks good.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    nice looking shoulder (just can't bring myself to say say "nice looking butt" to a dude)
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • ribnrun
    ribnrun Posts: 174
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    I have a 7lb butt that stalled for 3 hours. It needs to finish, so I crutched it and bumped temp to 325 dome. I hate wrapping it, but I needs to eat!
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  • chuff
    chuff Posts: 255
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    I just pulled the shoulder off of the egg. So tender that I had a tough time transferring it in one piece. Sadly a small piece stuck to the grid and pulled off the shoulder, so I was forced to eat it. A true tragedy, but I sampled it like a trooper. Tasted fantastic. She's wrapped and in a cooler right now waiting for my wife to get home from work.

    Here it is ready to come off the egg
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    And off the egg ready to be wrapped in foil
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    One or two more to come after I pull it.
    XL BGE
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  • ncbbq
    ncbbq Posts: 257
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    Very good. Looks like a winner. Enjoy.
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  • LizzieSamps
    LizzieSamps Posts: 894
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    You did a great job!  @chuff  Is that a bone in?
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  • chuff
    chuff Posts: 255
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    Sadly, no. I couldn't find one anywhere. They all gave me the same answer. All of their customers want boneless, so that's all they stock anymore. I haven't checked the Mexican markets yet though. They'll probably be my last best hope.
    XL BGE
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