I am VERY new and would like some tips and easier recipes to smoke

BigBlackV said:

Ok so it’s been a while guys sorry. Got a new butt it’s just only 9lbs bone in. 1.5 hours per pound till what temp inside or till the bone just moves freely..? 

Any new tips? 

Until it probes like butter. Usually above 200

I agree: pork butt is a great choice!  I also side with those who say no liquid.  I've never put liquid in a drip pan in my BGEs because they keep meat moist without having to mess with it.

I want to emphasize:  do NOT use temperature to tell whether the meat is done or not when smoking a pork butt.  Probe it with a thermometer, a skewer, even a fork, all over and when it probes "like buttah" it's done, regardless of its internal temperature, and regardless of the time it took.  Some chunks of meat seem to cook quite differently than other seemingly identical pieces of meat.  If there's much resistance when you poke it with a skewer or whatever, it ain't done, yet.

No one has said much about sauces, yet.  Many folks use at least a little sauce to give smoked pulled pork just a little tang, but feel like a regular BBQ sauce will cover up too much of the pork flavor.  Here's a popular recipe for a NC-style vinegar sauce.  It's very light, mostly vinegar, and you don't need to put on a lot, but I really like this.  I usually stir a little in when I've just shredded the pork, but many people put in on the meat in the bun, and with a little cole slaw.

Elder Ward’s Traditional North Carolina BBQ Sauce

1 cup white vinegar 

1 cup cider vinegar 

1 tablespoon sugar (Demerara/raw, preferably) 

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (I think he means fresh, chopped hot red chiles, so try maybe 1/4 tsp or so of ground cayenne powder and adjust to taste)

1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce 

1 teaspoon kosher salt 

1 teaspoon cracked black pepper 

DIRECTIONS:

Place in a bottle with small neck that will allow you to shake it out a little at a time. 

NOTE:  Elder Ward: "This would be from my mothers side of the family who are a bunch of flatlanders near the coast. We only came down out of the hills to see them just enough to keep the peace in the family and my mother from running back home for good. She hated the mountains. We all loved her folks."

Ozzie_Isaac said:

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Exactly. So tempting but the kinder, gentler Centex is trying to steer clear of controversy.