fat in the butt

mike · September 2007

just pulled my first butt. i guess i was expecting that most of the fat is rendered away after a long low and slow cook. after a 13 hour cook of a 7# butt i discarded a good pound of fat. is this normal? did i just get a butt with an unusual amount of fat? by the way, the meat had a very greasy taste as well. much unlike i have ever had professionally cooked. [p]regarding the prep. i did not inject the butt, but merely rubbed with some mustard and salt and pepper. i removed the majority of fat from the exterior of the butt. once again i cooked the thing for just under 13 hours at a very constant 240 dome. let it rest for an hour in foil and towels in the cooler prior to pulling.

Buster Dog BBQ · September 2007

mike,
What temp did you pull it at?

mike · September 2007

Buster Dog BBQ,
i removed the butt from the egg at an internal temp of 195 - 200. i measured with a thermapen and got a reading of 195 in one spot and 200 when taken in another spot of the butt measured moments apart.

61chev · September 2007

Maybe you pulled it to soon internal temp should be at least 195 to 200 to render the fat. And some meat just is fattier (is that a word?)
Gerry

Celtic Wolf · September 2007

mike,[p] Did you cook this fat cap up or down? I usually see this greasy taste remark when people cook with the fat cap up. The only times I have had noticeable fat on a butt after a cook has been when I did try the fat cap up approach or the temp was too high during the cook.[p][p]

mike · September 2007

Celtic Wolf,
i trimmed away the majority of the fat cap prior to the cook, leaving only a very thin layer. also i cooked it cap side down.[p]btw, the majority of the fat that i speak of is what i noticed from the inside butt as i was pulling it, and not what was on the exterior of the butt.

Celtic Wolf · September 2007

mike,[p] 7 pounds at 13 hours sounds about right. I will have to say like AZRP mentioned - Some meat has more fat then others. Seems to me you got one of those. [p] Where did you purchase this butt?

mike · September 2007

Celtic Wolf,
thanks for your help. i purchased it from sam's club.

Celtic Wolf · September 2007

mike ,[p]Well there is a reason "Giggied Gig off to the market to buy a fat pig" exists [p]When I buy Pork Butts from Sam's, BJ's or Costco I try to keep the total weight under 14 pounds total. The ones I cooked yesterday were 13.48 total. I didn't trim them and there was very little fat left.

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