22 lbs of Pork Butt

zueth · June 17, 2011, 09:09:02 AM

Last night I started smoking three pork butts about 7 1/2 lbs each. I did a different rub on each and let them sit in the rub for about 36 hours. Here is the lineup.

Gunpowder Butt inject with Gunpowder Sauce

Bad Bryon's Butt Rub

John Henry's Texas Pig Rub

They went in the smoker at 10:00 last night for six hours of Hickory at 220

Will update with more picks as things progress.

ghost9mm · June 17, 2011, 09:13:05 AM

I'll be watching this with interest, I have three butts to do in several weeks, good luck..

OU812 · June 17, 2011, 09:43:17 AM

Lookin good so far.

zueth · June 17, 2011, 10:16:04 AM

At the 12 hour mark, smelling good and looking good

rdevous · June 17, 2011, 11:04:39 AM

Are those bricks on the top shelf and next to the drip pan? They sure look tasty in the pictures!!!

Ray

muebe · June 17, 2011, 11:26:17 AM

Quote from: rdevous on June 17, 2011, 11:04:39 AM

They sure look tasty in the pictures!!!

Ray

The bricks? or the butts? :D

OU812 · June 17, 2011, 11:43:42 AM

The bark is lookin gooood.

zueth · June 17, 2011, 01:10:48 PM

They are bricks, they help to keep the heat up when I open the door.

rcger · June 17, 2011, 01:28:54 PM

Are you planning in finishing them up in the Bradley or are you going to transfer them to a slow oven? I'd be interested to know what your total time was.

zueth · June 17, 2011, 01:39:18 PM

Finishing in Bradley, they are still cooking, will let you know.

ghost9mm · June 17, 2011, 04:11:30 PM

Dang !!! you have some really good lookin bark on them butts, be watchin for the finish...good luck

wyoduke · June 17, 2011, 04:16:38 PM

I will vote for the gunpowder injected butt ;D
but the all look great

SiFumar · June 17, 2011, 04:29:18 PM

They do look good!

zueth · June 18, 2011, 06:29:22 AM

All Pork Butt's are done pulled and in the refrigerator. I cooked all Butts to a IT of 195 and FTC for 3-4 hours. The first butt was done after 24 hours and was the Bad Bryon's Butt Rub. I forgot to get a picture of it after FTC, but here it is after being pulled.

The next butt was done at 25 1/2 hours and was the Gun Powder Butt. Here it is after FTC.

and here it is after being pulled.

The last butt was done after 27 hours and was the John Henry's Texas Pig Rub. Here it is after FTC.

after being pulled.

Had to take a sample of all three and I think there will be some satisfied people at the party today :)
I don't have a opinion of what rub I like the best yet, but will after some more sampling. I didn't really notice a difference in the GP butt with injection, not sure the injection really did anything.

squirtthecat · June 18, 2011, 06:32:29 AM

Great job! Nice bark on them.......

22 lbs of Pork Butt

squirtthecat