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Keeping Pulled Pork Warm and Juicy After Pulling?

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MagicMike
MagicMike Posts: 40
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I have been acquired by some friends of mine to cook 2 boston butts for their 4th of July party after they found out that I now have an egg. I have never cooked for more then 6 people before so I am a little nervous. My biggest concern is going to be keeping the pork warm and delicious after it has been pulled. I am thinking it will need to stay warm without drying out for at least 1-2 hours. I am not sure if I will have access to a power outlet or not since they might be serving the food outside away from their house. Any advice or help will be appreciated.
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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
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    Why not just keep it wrapped and kept it an cooler til your ready to eat? I'm thinking that should give you at least a four hr window.
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    Yep. Keep wrapped in cooler until ready to pull/eat.  Pull and cover in foil.

     


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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,980
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    As above, just pull when your ready to eat.
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  • brock9281
    brock9281 Posts: 64
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    If you decide to smoke day before and pull night before just place pulled meat into 1 gallon freezer zip-lock bags with all air squeezed out. When ready to eat just boil a large pot of water and place bag o' pork in boiling water
    Atlanta, GA
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  • CarolinaCrazy
    CarolinaCrazy Posts: 585
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    Three Words : Foil, Towel, Cooler.

    Cook it, wrap it, insulate it in a small cooler....it will be better and will be perfect 3-6 hours later.

    It will impress the crowds when you show up with 2 bark-laden butts and start pulling them right there and can say, "Yeah. I smoked those."
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I gather Mike wants to keep it warm and juicy AFTER he pulls it. I mean, he HAS to take it out of that cooler and pull it sometime! 

    I'm the last person to ask. I find that it starts drying up a millisecond after it is pulled. Maybe a crock pot with lid? Dunno.

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

    Michael 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Crockpot on warm with lid is perfect.  Or anything with a lid.  Let it cool down to 120-140 before pulling it to minimize moisture loss through steam.
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  • MagicMike
    MagicMike Posts: 40
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    Thanks for the help everyone! I will definitely do FTC until I am ready to pull then try @nolaegghead method for keeping it warm while it's being served. I plan on trying a slightly altered version of Adam Perry Lang's recipe for pull pork for the party. I've never cooked his recipe before so I'm doing a trial run with it this weekend to see if it's good or not. I'm sure I will start a new thread and post plenty of pics during the cooking process. :)
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  • TheManOnTheBus
    TheManOnTheBus Posts: 36
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    Wondering if I close the vents if I can leave it in BGE for a few hours while oven cools down. Shouls take a few hours to get down to say 50C. Does that work? Or will it dry our?

    Thanks!
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,429
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    You do not want to have meat on the egg while choking down a fire.
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  • Woodchunk
    Woodchunk Posts: 911
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    I have a family member who cooks off the egg for groups and has to keep the meat warm and this is mostly what he uses
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    I collect juices in a pan during the cook. Then rehydrate with that and a coca cola after then pan has been pulled for about an hour.
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  • jabam
    jabam Posts: 1,829
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    Thatgrimguy said:
    I collect juices in a pan during the cook. Then rehydrate with that and a coca cola after then pan has been pulled for about an hour.
    I do the same with Dr Pepper...you do NOT taste the soda!
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