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Early morning pork shoulder

JacksDad
JacksDad Posts: 538
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Just put this guy on at 5:20am:



It came boneless (not my preference, I'll ask for bone-in next time), and after I trimmed the fat cap I had that chunk of meat (sitting to the side). Shame to waste it, and I didn't have any string to tie it all back up as @blind99 suggested I do, so I just put it on there next to the shoulder. Maybe that will finish early and be lunch! 

Got the rub at a little grocery store in rural upstate New York. Got the shoulder at the Meat House in Summit NJ, if anybody else has been there...


Large BGE -- New Jersey

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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,806
    Good luck with your cook and enjoy your day..
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    I haven't got my egg started yet, I feel like a slacker!
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • vegas slim
    vegas slim Posts: 92
    cant wait to see the finished pics!
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    $7.00/#?

    Seems expensive. 
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  • Webass
    Webass Posts: 259
    Kroger had bone-in butts on sale a couple weeks ago for .99/lb. I bought 4 11-12 pounders for less than $50.  I usually don't pay more than $1.29/lb.

    Lenoir City, TN -  Bama fan in Tenn Vol's backyard. 

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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,232
    dmchicago said:
    $7.00/#?

    Seems expensive. 
    Canada??
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    THEBuckeye said:
    dmchicago said:
    $7.00/#?

    Seems expensive. 
    Canada??
    Not even here, just checked my freezer, mind you this was on sale and cheapest I've seen lately.

    canuckland
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  • BYS1981
    BYS1981 Posts: 2,533
    That's extremely expensive - I get butts at $1.29/lb
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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
    I love the smell of BBQ in the morning... It smells like, Victory...
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Wow, that's expensive!! Get thee to Wegman's!! That butt would have cost about $12. I just bought 4 butts, each about 8 lb, for Mom's birthday party. I paid less than $50. They apparently have recently raised their butt price from $1.49 to $1.59/lb.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    edited July 2016
    Cheap butts for cheap a$$ like some/many of us?  =)
    canuckland
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    I got some of that rub while up in mid-Ohio.  I liked it a lot.  

    Good luck on your cook.  


    For those that were wondering about the price, yes, it's expensive, but JacksDad maybe a big baller!  
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  • JacksDad
    JacksDad Posts: 538
    Haha no baller here, just an inexperienced egger! I agree that price seems way out of line from what others are paying. This butcher is in a pretty affluent town (NYC suburb, not my hometown). If it's good, maybe I'll try and negotiate a little on the next one...

    I would kill for a wegmans - closest is probably an hour from me, but may be worth the drive next time...

    It's in the stall now, been at 250 dome temp all day. Just opened the vents to bump it up a little and make sure it finishes before dinnertime. The smell is awesome and the "Los Lazos" lump seems to be doing a great job. Pics when it's done...



    Large BGE -- New Jersey

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  • JacksDad
    JacksDad Posts: 538
    I had a bunch of mashed potatoes left over from yesterday's cook, so I put them in a Lodge CI pan and smoked them with the shoulder for the last two hours. The final result:






    Large BGE -- New Jersey

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,309
    That's a Beauty!  Also great job seasoning that CI.
    canuckland
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  • JacksDad
    JacksDad Posts: 538
    Yes, I have a couple of lodge CI pans. The inner surface is really pretty rough, and I try and use them as much as I can, and season with oil after each use. They still aren't really nonstick yet but hopefully they will get there. The potatoes didn't stick too bad in the pan in the picture.

    My MIL gave me a small CI egg pan, like 4 inches, but it must be 75 years old at this point and the surface is polished smooth and completely nonstick. 
    Large BGE -- New Jersey

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