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My Best Butt so Far
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Springram
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Started with an 8.5 lb bone-in pork butt. Using Chris Lilly's injection recipe, I injected the butt the night before the cook and put in refrigerator. Next morning, heated up Egg to 225* loaded with Wicked Good and apple/cherry wood chunks. Seasoned butt using Chris Lilly's rub suggestion after having rubbed the meat with mustard. Put butt on Egg and smoked until 165* or so and until I got the bark I was looking for. Then ramped up the temp to 350* and cooked to 200*.
This is sort of a low 'n slow and Turbo combination cooking method. I feel I get more smoke flavor (and smoke ring) cooking at 225* for the first several hours. The higher temp cook beginning at +/- 165* helps push the meat through the stall and thus shortens the cook time. The cook time seemed to be about an hour per pound with this particular butt.
Being a computer dummy, I have not posted the link to Chris Lilly's recipe. If interested, Google it.
The butt was very moist and had great bark and flavor. Do not know how much the injection helped but darn sure didn't hurt.
Springram
Spring, Texas
LBGE and Mini
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I could knaw on that bark all day long... looks great =D>
Toronto, Canada
Large BGE, Small BGE
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In our house we call that a "served straight up butt". Nice bark.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Heck yeah- looks really good! I like the "ramp up" method you suggest. Did you wrap in foil at 165 or only after it was done cooking?For my next butts I think I am going to try this method. I was thinking of wrapping them during the turbo stage.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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I'm with you on the lower temps and smoke flavor, I think I'll try this method this weekend as it looks fantastic!
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I did one a week ago using the Chris Lilly injection method, but added one tblspn of the rub I used in the injection broth. I injected a few hours before the cook and coated lightly with mustard and a good dose of Old Jack's rib rub (Myron Mixon's brand) which by the way is really good. Cooked 230ish grid had a 4 plus hour stall so foiled the pan the butt was in and cooked to 202 internal. So slightly different than your slo/turbo method but it was the best of many butts I have done, very moist nice smoke flavor and bark that was very tasty. Think I will inject from now on.Be WellKnoxville TN
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SmokeyPitt said:Heck yeah- looks really good! I like the "ramp up" method you suggest. Did you wrap in foil at 165 or only after it was done cooking?For my next butts I think I am going to try this method. I was thinking of wrapping them during the turbo stage.SpringramSpring, TexasLBGE and Mini
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Springram said:SmokeyPitt said:Heck yeah- looks really good! I like the "ramp up" method you suggest. Did you wrap in foil at 165 or only after it was done cooking?For my next butts I think I am going to try this method. I was thinking of wrapping them during the turbo stage.SpringramSpring, TexasWhich came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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I did one similar yesterday, with a few changes. Had one that was 8.75 pounds, bone in. Injected the day before with an apricot mixture. Rub down with worcestershire and Grand Champion rub. Put on @ 290-300. Used peach and pecan wood chunks. 5 hours to 160, then I sauced with a pepper/apricot sauce and went another 15 minutes before I pulled and wrapped in foil with some additional apricot nectar, back on @ 350 and it went to 202 in 2 1/4 hours. Total cook time 7 1/4 hours. Since it was done 3 1/2 hours before dinner, I FTC and it was still very warm when I pulled it. I knew I'd be sacrificing some bark with the sauce and foiling, but the juice in the foil and the flavor of the apricot were worth it. Chopped, pulled and slice some of each. Served with Blues Hog Tennessee Red, and Chris Lilly's Carolina Mustard Sauce recipe on the side.Felton, Ca. 2-LBGE, 1-Small, PBC, PK360, Genesis Summit, Camp Chef Flattop, Smokefire 24, Traeger Pro Series 22 Pellet with a Smoke Daddy insert, Gateway 55 Gal. drum, SNS Kettle w/acc.
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+1 on the Blues Hog Tennessee Red. My favorite with pulled pork.SpringramLBGE and Mini
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Thanks for this. Seems like a fantastic compromise. I tried something similar on ribs and few weeks back, but I didn't think they were terrific, just really good.*******Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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Nice looking cooks.
I have become an injection fan. Have been using strained Italian dressing with Lousianna Hot sauce ( half and half) for my injection. Love it. You never taste the Hot Sauce, but I *think* its the vinegar in it that breaks down the meat.
Just started injecting after reading about the successes on here, will always inject in the future.
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That bark looks tasty - my fav part of brisket and pork butts. What time should we be over for dinner? Or is this one of those "made this a few days ago, you missed it" threads again?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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@caliking - I did not have your telephone number. I call the operator and they had no listing for "caliking" so .......:<)SpringramSpring, TexasLBGE and Mini
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