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Biggreenpharmacist
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had two butts. Wife wanted to take one to work. I semi-turbo'd them about 300 degrees today. Left my thermopen at the camp so just cooked by feel. A little more done than I prefer but I had injected through the cryo last night so they stayed moist. Add a little joes KC bbq sauce and some of my homemade candied jalapenos and not a bad plate. 


Little Rock, AR

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  • SGH
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    Looks awesome buddy. Great job :clap: 

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    Couple pics didnt post. Had helluva bark. 


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  • SGH
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Had helluva bark. 

    Looks like the bark on a Pine tree ;)
    For clarity, I mean that as a compliment. Looks awesome. 

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  • RRP
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    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    SGH said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Had helluva bark. 

    Looks like the bark on a Pine tree ;)
    For clarity, I mean that as a compliment. Looks awesome. 
    It ought to. I used some rich pine for smoking wood. 

    Little Rock, AR

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    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    Only thing i did different was to inject through the cryovac last nite. This am I just rubbed down with meat church honey hog and meat church seasoning salt. Then i turbo'd at 300-315. Went a little far but it was pretty good. Ive done better. Ive done worse. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • bhedges1987
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    Nice choice on the sauce, though I prefer Arthur Bryant's sauce on pork. Great cook though. I might start injecting through the cryovac . Good call

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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    Only thing i did different was to inject through the cryovac last nite. This am I just rubbed down with meat church honey hog and meat church seasoning salt. Then i turbo'd at 300-315. Went a little far but it was pretty good. Ive done better. Ive done worse. 
    What did you inject it with?

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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    Only thing i did different was to inject through the cryovac last nite. This am I just rubbed down with meat church honey hog and meat church seasoning salt. Then i turbo'd at 300-315. Went a little far but it was pretty good. Ive done better. Ive done worse. 
    Not sure why injecting would have made a better bark unless it was high in sugar content and there was so much injected it oozed out. I trying a new rub tomorrow - new to me any way called Southern Soul Dust out of St. Simon Island, GA. Ever hear of it? 
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    Mixture of apple cider, soy sauce, worcestershire, salt, and brown sugar. I simmered to dissolve the sugar and salt. Then let it cool. Worked great. Had I not injected, I would have screwed this one up cuz I went a little over but it was still juicy. 

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    RRP said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    Only thing i did different was to inject through the cryovac last nite. This am I just rubbed down with meat church honey hog and meat church seasoning salt. Then i turbo'd at 300-315. Went a little far but it was pretty good. Ive done better. Ive done worse. 
    Not sure why injecting would have made a better bark unless it was high in sugar content and there was so much injected it oozed out. I trying a new rub tomorrow - new to me any way called Southern Soul Dust out of St. Simon Island, GA. Ever hear of it? 
    My bad, i didnt mean to insinuate the injection helped the bark. That was just the only thing I did different than my usual process. The rub was meat church honey hog and has a lotta sugar. Im sure that had lots to do with the bark. 

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    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    I feel my honey hog butts always turn out a bark very similar to his. 

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    bhedges1987 said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    I feel my honey hog butts always turn out a bark very similar to his. 
    Then it sounds like a boo coo of sugar in a rub will produce that bark. Being a type 2 diabetic then I will revert to my other rubs. Thanks for your second opinion.
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  • JohnnyTarheel
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    Butts and bark look great....  I have been using John Henry Carolina Butt rub lately...  Like both the bark and flavor...
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  • johnkitchens
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    Those look great Shane!

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  • fishindoc
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    Time for me to get a couple butts again:)...looks great
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    bhedges1987 said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    I feel my honey hog butts always turn out a bark very similar to his. 
    Yeah, they were good but I prefer and little thinner and lighter bark. Probably going back to yard bird next go round. Seems to work the best for me. 

    I had left my thermopen at the camp and was winging it anyway. I intended (originally) to pull one and wrap it (kinda riff on an APL recipe) but had no way to know when to pull it so I just changed plans in the middle of the cook and turbo'd it. 

    Like I said, they were good but I'll do something different next time. And I ordered a spare thermopen yesterday. Screw that, I'm gonna keep one both places from now on. 

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    RRP said:
    bhedges1987 said:
    RRP said:
    Interesting bark - do anything special? Hard to believe but I'm egging my first butt tomorrow since I did 6 of them in 2 days back in September. I was a pullin fool! 
    I feel my honey hog butts always turn out a bark very similar to his. 
    Then it sounds like a boo coo of sugar in a rub will produce that bark. Being a type 2 diabetic then I will revert to my other rubs. Thanks for your second opinion.
    It is. It's loaded with sugar. If I accidentally let the temp get up it burns very easy. Not a big fan of honey hog. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    Honey hog is really good on slow cooked pork loins and pigshots, too. 

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