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Bacon wrapped butt

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Powak
Powak Posts: 1,391
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A buddy at work just threw me 7# boneless butt to smoke on the Egg. I figured what a better chance than to do a bacon wrapped butt. Has anyone ever tried that on here? I was wondering if there is a target temp or time to throw the bacon on the butt? I’m guess the bacon would only need a couple hours on the meat so it doesn’t disintegrate to ash.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,391
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    Never have done it but upon further review, why not par-cook the bacon and then wrap the butt as it about at the finish-line and let the bacon ride in for the win?  Just a thought.  
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    If it’s just for pulling, I’m not sure wrapping adds anything, you could just toss some bacon on and let it cook in the smoke, then mix in with the pulled pork.  I don’t think you’re going to get bacon infused pork butt, but you might take out your bark along the way as well.  Would be a good picture cooking though.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    lousubcap said:
    Never have done it but upon further review, why not par-cook the bacon and then wrap the butt as it about at the finish-line and let the bacon ride in for the win?  Just a thought.  
    Sounds like the only reasonable way to use bacon with a butt. The best part of the pork butt is the outer bark. Why ruin it by covering it up during the cook.

    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Photo Egg said:
    lousubcap said:
    Never have done it but upon further review, why not par-cook the bacon and then wrap the butt as it about at the finish-line and let the bacon ride in for the win?  Just a thought.  
    Sounds like the only reasonable way to use bacon with a butt. The best part of the pork butt is the outer bark. Why ruin it by covering it up during the cook.

    Agree, I never cover my butt, it's too wonderful to hide.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
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    I would chop the bacon up and fry it, then mix it with the pulled pork

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    Pulled pork sandwich with bacon and a fried egg sounds good. Sorry that’s where my mind went here.
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  • JohnH12
    JohnH12 Posts: 213
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    Why would you want to cover a perfectly fine butt?

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