And The Easter Butt Begins!

Ladeback69

I just put on 2 pork Butta to smoke over night for Easter Sunday.   One of them I cured like hum and the other is for pulled pork. With some maple wood chips and waiting for it to stabilize before going to bed.  The 2 weigh in at 20 pounds before cooking.   More photos to come. 

Biggreenpharmacist

Looks great. And I like your counter tops. That may be similar to what I have ordered to re-top my egg table. 

Ladeback69

Biggreenpharmacist said:

Looks great. And I like your counter tops. That may be similar to what I have ordered to re-top my egg table. 

Thank you.  That would be a  nice counter top for your egg.  I am fighting to keep the temp at 225.  I think I have to many small pieces of lump  maybe.   Stabilizing is taking a while. 

Biggreenpharmacist

Is it wanting to climb or fall?  And if thats the same color I think it will look great with the egg. I also have some rough cut black cherry lumber I'm gonna plane off and cap my table. Try to dress it up a bit. 

Ladeback69

Biggreenpharmacist said:

Is it wanting to climb or fall?  And if thats the same color I think it will look great with the egg. I also have some rough cut black cherry lumber I'm gonna plane off and cap my table. Try to dress it up a bit. 

It was dropping, but I may have it locked in from 235 to 245.  Soil see.  I think it may be time to get a pit controller.  I am looking at maybe getting a Pitmaster IQ-120.

Biggreenpharmacist

Nah. It will
lock
in and be good. I dont even use my maverick half the time on a low and slow. I just get it locked in for hour and let it go. 

Biggreenpharmacist

And Im having one of my insomniac nights so I guess I'll be along for the ride for a while. Wife started working weekend nights so shes gone and sleeps all day. Guess I just have hard time sleeping without her. Can't let my boys sleep with me cuz they kick me like a couple mules all night. 

Ladeback69

I have before to, but I dumped in the end of the Rockwood bag and it had a few fines in it.  It's going between 239 and 243.  Ten more minutes and im going to bed.

Ozzie_Isaac

I have two butts on myself.  Sitting at 239.  I'm cheating though.  I'm using my pit controller.

Biggreenpharmacist

Good luck
to you both. Im sure they'll be awesome. 

theyolksonyou

Just put on my ham and my Maverick is dead. Of course I found this out at 1am. Going commando tonight. 

Ladeback69

Well we just got up to see what the Easter Bunny brought and my Egg jumped to 266 and the ham but is at 175 to 185.  The pulled pork is 185 to 200.  

Ladeback69

Guess I  will be FTC'ING tell 5 for dinner.   I guess I could have started the butts this morning and had them done. I've pulled the one for ham, but left the one on for pork butt to get a little more done in places. 

Nanook

Lookin good!

Ozzie_Isaac

@Ladeback69 I'll trade you One is stalled at 151 and the other is stalled at 164.  Lunch is at 2.  Guess I'll foil and ramp temp.

bluebird66

Great looking cook!

Ladeback69

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@Ladeback69 I'll trade you One is stalled at 151 and the other is stalled at 164.  Lunch is at 2.  Guess I'll foil and ramp temp.

I've been there before,  myself.   Sounds like a good plan. 

JohnnyTarheel

Good looking cook... Enjoy!!

Biggreenpharmacist

Ladeback69 said:

Guess I  will be FTC'ING tell 5 for dinner.   I guess I could have started the butts this morning and had them done. I've pulled the one for ham, but left the one on for pork butt to get a little more done in places. 

Was that a picnic or a butt? They both look wonderful. 

Ladeback69

Biggreenpharmacist said:

Ladeback69 said:

Guess I  will be FTC'ING tell 5 for dinner.   I guess I could have started the butts this morning and had them done. I've pulled the one for ham, but left the one on for pork butt to get a little more done in places. 

Was that a picnic or a butt? They both look wonderful. 

Not sure,  they were in a 2 pack at Restaurant Depot  for $1.29 a pound. 

Ladeback69

Well the ham button was a big success. Thirteen adults and 2 kids hit both the ham and pulled pork hard.  Everyone took leftovers with them.  I well be doing this again. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Ham looks killer!

Ladeback69

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Ham looks killer!

It was.  Man I will be doing that again. Sweet, salty and just the right amount of bark and smoke flavor.