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My first pork butt!

Dawnl
Dawnl Posts: 252
Did a 7.25 # bone in pork butt yesterday, rubbed it with Mickey's coffee rub (first time using this rub) and did a turbo cook @350 for 6 1/2 hours.  I tell you it was awesome, love, love the coffee rub.  Will be doing this one again soon!  Sorry didn't take a pic of the butt before I pulled it, the bark was tasteee.  Served it with sweated onions, homemade bbq sauce on a fresh kaiser roll, man it was good.
Ottawa Valley, Ontario

Comments

  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
    Looks great. Welcome aboard.
    LBGE, Marietta, GA
  • RAC
    RAC Posts: 1,688
    Damn that look's good!

    Ricky

    Boerne, TX

  • Dawnl
    Dawnl Posts: 252
    It was , I am sorry, I didn't take a pic before it was pulled, the bark was amazing, just like candy.
    Ottawa Valley, Ontario
  • BrianDlaw
    BrianDlaw Posts: 5
    Okay, now here is my question.  Did you put any water in the pan or did you just sit the pan on the plate setter and allow the drippings to accumulate?
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,910

    Most eggcellent cook. 

    And @BrianDlaw-welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Regardless of water or not in the pan-elevate the pan from the platesetter so any drippings don't burn. Easy to do with some balled up foil, washers...you get the idea.

    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • Dawnl
    Dawnl Posts: 252
    What lousubcap said, no water in the pan, elevated with foil balls.  Easy , so easy!  And so freckin good.
    Ottawa Valley, Ontario
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited May 2014
    I never use water. Never elevate the drip pan either,  for that matter. Always good eats. 

    But I never would have considered coffee rub on a butt either. LOL.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I used @Mickey rub on a butt..pork butt and everyone loved it.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Maybe one of these days. Do like my usual though.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • Dawnl
    Dawnl Posts: 252
    Thanks everyone, turbo is the way for me, many thanks for the coffee rub Mickey!  You da man!
    Ottawa Valley, Ontario
  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,695
    So glad you liked it. We use it as well
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

  • BrianDlaw
    BrianDlaw Posts: 5
    Thank you for the welcome. I am going to do a 9ish pound butt tomorrow while I do yard work. Should I rub the night before or a couple of hours before I put it on? Going to use 3 Little Pigs rub. All thoughts are welcome.
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Brian, I never rub until it's time to put it on the grill. Some do it the night before, some barely remember to do it at all. I'm the latter. :) Comes out pretty good.

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    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • BrianDlaw
    BrianDlaw Posts: 5
    Okay, here is the before...
  • BrianDlaw
    BrianDlaw Posts: 5
    And here is the After... Six and one-half hours later at 400 degrees...
  • BrianDlaw
    BrianDlaw Posts: 5
    Sorry, technical issues...