OK, I finally am going to do a pork butt on Monday night. My question is how much smoke do I give it, most of the post I have seen have been 4 hours. Is this enough? Is too much much smoke not good? Or will the smoke only take so much?
Thanks for any input.
By the way I have it in the refrigerator with a dry rub, and already made a thin sauce for it..
id go for 3 hours of hickory,,, or a mix of hickory and mesquite id you like a strong smoke... if you want something milder go with oak or maple
3 to 4 hours of smoke is fine. I normally do 4 hours of apple on butts.
thanks, and should I do that with a cold smoke or heat?
Heat and keep the heat on until a meat temp of 180 to 190.
thanks alot guys, can't wait to try it