Transporting a pork butt need help!

amhobbs

I will be smoking about a 10lb butt next week and taking it to a party. My question is mainly should I pull it before I go which would be much easier or should I do it when I get there. I was planning on having the pork butt done a couple of hours early and letting it rest until almost time to leave and then pulling it. Also do any of you use a liquid to keep the pork moist after you pull it.
thanks,
Andy

theyolksonyou

I typically pull at the party. Depends in how long your drive is. 
No liquid. 

SmokingPiney

FTC it and pull it apart once you're at the party. It should stay warm and moist.

DaveRichardson

How far is the drive.  If you can time your cook to finish when you need to leave, wrap it in foil and travel well.  Pull at the party. 

If you pull beforehand, seal it up well to maintain moisture.  You might need to augment with a little apple juice when you get to the serving location.

Darby_Crenshaw

it will stay moister and warmer if left whole, and put in a small cooler in foil.

i don't use the towels, because they go on cold and get warmed by the meat.  that heat comes from the meat (and creates laundry).  i just toss it (foiled) in a small six-pack-sized cooler and it will be warm for hours. small enough sized, the cooler will be fine without towels

better to pull it there so people can see it, smell it, and so that the moisture in the meat doesn't evaporate if you pull it at home

SmokingPiney

I heat the towel in a dryer for a few minutes before I wrap the meat.

lousubcap

+1 with the pull on arrival and regarding towels-they can work wonders in helping hold meat in the FTC.  I can get 7+ hours in an elcheapo Igloo cooler by pre-warming the cooler with hot water, then double wrapping the meat in HDAF and wrapping it in garage quality towels that have been warmed in a dryer.  BTW-lowest meat temp upon time to pull was 148*F. 

DaveRichardson

Agree with @lousubcap on pre-heating the cooler.  A pot of warm water poured in to heat the cooler up, then use warm towels from the dryer....  That sucker will keep for HOURS!

GATraveller

I double wrap in foil but instead of towel use newspaper then into the preheated cooler.  Holds heat better than towels IMHO.  Guess the hard part this day and age is finding a newspaper.  My grandfather still reads it.  

DaveRichardson

@ GATraveller - Plenty of crap Atlanta Journal of Constipation papers around here........

amhobbs

My drive is only about 30 minutes away. I'm not completely sure I'll have time when I get there to pull it, do you think it will still be moist if I did it right before I left? I may try the apple juice trick never thought of that thanks.

theyolksonyou

Seal it up tight, I think you'll be ok. Keep some juice in the back pocket. 

Scottborasjr

Just out of curiosity how are you pulling the pork that you'd be concerned you wouldn't have time to pull it at the party?  I can shred a pork butt down in a few minutes with salad forks and quicker with other methods.

theyolksonyou

@Scottborasjr it's fun pulling that meteorite out of the foil and hearing the oohs and ahs whilst you go all Edward Scissorhands on that thing!

Jaime

Eloquent Jason!  Just made my first meteorite last weekend.  You captured my mood perfectly!  (Swordsmn using wifes ipad again - dman)

amhobbs

I usually just use two forks, I just like to do everything in my own kitchen instead of someone else's. Thanks for all the help. I'll see how much time I have I may do it there.
thanks again 

buzd504

Darby_Crenshaw said:

that heat comes from the meat (and creates laundry). 

You've never gotten out of the shower and dried off with a nice fresh, porky towel?  You can smell pork all day.  Delicious!