Question: best way to reheat pulled pork

Grilltastic · January 2017

need to smoke pulled pork in advance, need imput on reheat without drying. Do i add sauce or liquid during reheat. Do not have sou vide options. Thanks

Carolina Q · January 2017

I put it in vacuum sealed bags after pulling it. Maybe with a little eastern NC vinegar sauce. Then refrigerate. When it's time to reheat, I heat water in pots on the stovetop and drop the bags of pork in for about 15-20 minutes. Longer's okay, it won't get any hotter than the water is. Maybe 150-160°, not too hot or it could melt the bags. Did this for Mom's 100th birthday party and it worked out perfectly.

RRP · January 2017

what Michael said - unless you want to pre-sauce the meat which I do sometimes and then I just open up the FS bag and "fluff up" the meat with forks, stir in BBQ sauce and then reheat in a pan on low heat. Either way works fine.
BTW I am also a fan of using Coca-Cola mixed in, but that stirs up controversy on this forum!

bgebrent · January 2017

Carolina Q said:

I put it in vacuum sealed bags after pulling it. Maybe with a little eastern NC vinegar sauce. Then refrigerate. When it's time to reheat, I heat water in pots on the stovetop and drop the bags of pork in for about 15-20 minutes. Longer's okay, it won't get any hotter than the water is. Maybe 150-160°, not too hot or it could melt the bags. Did this for Mom's 100th birthday party and it worked out perfectly.

This. Works like a charm.

Jupiter Jim · January 2017

RRP I'm with you on the Coca-Cola have done it many times in pans and a crock pot, always respond to people that ask me how I kept it so moist with it's a secret ingredient! Then ask them to tell me what it is, they never guess Coca-Cola and when I tell them they don't believe me. Also have done the plastic bags and that works well too.

PoppasGrill · January 2017

Am usually at work and taking it out of my cooler to reheat for lunch.
So I put it in Tupperware with a little more sauce then put it under the hood of my truck for about 45 mins at an idle.
Works great for most reheats.

Grilltastic · January 2017

Thanks everyone, probably put in crock pot with some sauce and a little coke. Never would have thought of using coke.

keepervodeflame · January 2017

Coke is absolutely great with pork and beef as well. I did short ribs with a coke and chili braze following a friends recipe and became sold on the combination.

Carolina Q · January 2017

I tried coke once. Bar none, worst I ever had. Would rather go hungry.

bgebrent · January 2017

Carolina Q said:

I tried coke once. Bar none, worst I ever had. Would rather go hungry.

Coke is my go to.

Hans61 · January 2017

Hot tub or sous vide are the best

Ozzie_Isaac · January 2017

Sous vide, if not an option then in an oven with chicken stock.

Thatgrimguy · January 2017

thirdeye said:
Jeeves,[p]I don't think I mentioned not to tell, I have no secrets.....Well I do, but that is why they are called secrets. Heheee. I use the Dr and Coke in sauces, for glazes on ham, and as reheating liquid for barbecue. Coke is my favorite of the soda pops for PP and brisket. [p]I did however ask the question about other folks favorite reheating liquids and kept the results. I'll probably post them on my site at some time, but here they are....[p]~thirdeye~ [p]Here is a summary showing which liquids folks add to meats when reheating. Some information is from my cookin' notes, some from interviews, podcasts, cookbooks or magazine articles and the most recent is from the poll question I posted on 3 Q sites. The most popular responses are listed first in each list.[p]Cooking juice was mentioned often. This generally referred to juices collected in the foil during the resting period, not juices collected if meats were cooked in foil or pans. [p]Coca-Cola & apple juice are used a lot too, both straight and as an added ingredient. Sprite was mentioned only twice, the explanation is because “the citrus adds a little brightness back to the product”.[p]Only about 25% added dry seasonings after pulling the beef or pork.[p]~thirdeye~[p]**** PORK BUTT ****
Apple juice + cooking juice
Apple juice + chicken broth
Coca-Cola
Apple juice + cooking juice + cider vinegar
Coca-Cola + chicken broth
Coca Cola + BBQ sauce
Apple juice
Apple juice + cider vinegar
Dr. Pepper + cooking juice
RC Cola + sauce
Fruit nectars
Sprite[p]**** Brisket ****
BBQ sauce + cooking juice
Beef broth + BBQ sauce
BBQ sauce + water
Coca-Cola
BBQ sauce + beer
BBQ sauce (1/3) + Beef stock (2/3) + cooking juice
Beef broth + AuJus mix
Sprite[p]**** BBQ BEEF (chuck or clod) ****
Beef broth + BBQ sauce + cooking juice
Cooking juice + BBQ sauce
Beef broth + BBQ sauce
Beef broth + Coca-Cola
Beef broth + coffee
BBQ sauce (1/3) + Beef stock (2/3) + cooking juice
BBQ sauce + Apple juice
Beef broth + BBQ sauce + cider vinegar
Coca-Cola
Sprite[p]

Thatgrimguy · January 2017

Some old school info from our friend Thirdeye

westernbbq · January 2017

Be sure to shred it, let it cool amd if you can vac seal it do it,

When reheating, go low and slow like 250 in oven. Spread it on cookie sheet or foil and itll crsip up which is awesome....

TheToast · January 2017

I know it's the unpopular thing to do but I always get good results from microwaving it. A lot less hassle than messing around with pots too

Diesel_Hokie · May 2018

westernbbq said:

Be sure to shred it, let it cool amd if you can vac seal it do it,

When reheating, go low and slow like 250 in oven. Spread it on cookie sheet or foil and itll crsip up which is awesome....

After heating in the bag, or heating it up in a skillet.... I tried it this way tonight and... THIS WAY WINS. Awesome. Thanks, westernbbq !

Hebs · May 2018

Shredding and broiling on a cookie sheet in the oven works great for pull pork carnitas, enchiladas, etc... Add your favorite Mexican blended sauces and peppers to make it even better.

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