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Pulled Pork Question

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JerseyTex
JerseyTex Posts: 53
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I will be cooking 18 LB. of pork shoulder for a party of 30 to 40. I have a lot to do the day of the party. How can I cook it the day before and reheat it on the day of the party with out drying it out on the reheat?
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  • aukerns08
    aukerns08 Posts: 253
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    I've had success doing it the day before and reheating it slowly in the oven the day of without it being dry.  I sauced it with my normal amount of sauce prior to putting it in the oven to reheat.
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    Butts are very fatty, so moisture will not be an issue.  

    I've cooked Q for work on a Sunday and pulled and placed in containers for the next day.  I asked people to bring a crock pot to put the Q in to warm.  

    I'll add a little bit of sauce plus apple cider vinegar to moisten up a little.  It's not AS good a fresh pull or chop, but I have never received a complaint other than I need to do it again.  
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,617
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    if you can carve out enough time to pull on the day of the party, that would be ideal - you can reheat slowly in an oven in a pan loosely covered with foil then pull it and serve
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
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    Cook a day or two ahead of time and then vac seal it in bags if you have the equipment.  Ive done that, then either nuked it at low power to heat it or I've warmed it in a water bath in a large crock pot on high power.

    I've smoked, rested, pulled, then bagged and vacced.

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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
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    Reheat in crock pot.....or, BGE is efficient enough to set and forget for an overnighter once temp is stabil
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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  • JerseyTex
    JerseyTex Posts: 53
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    Thanks for the for the suggestion. some good thoughts
     
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    put it in a tinfoil turkey roasting pan and cover with foil, mix a can of coke with  it. reheat in the oven and transfer to a crock
    fukahwee maine

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  • JerseyTex
    JerseyTex Posts: 53
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    Up at 5 am to get it started. I used dry rub last night and it sat in the frig last night. It is 2 9lb.you guys got it right.
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  • chick533
    chick533 Posts: 50
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    Vacuum seal the pork, save all of the juice in mason jars and refrigerant. The day of the event, shred the pork and pan. Remove the fat from the tops of the mason jars, pour juice over pork, cover with foil heat for several hours around 180 - 200
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