Smoker's Rite of Passage - 1st Pork Butt

[monty]

Hey Everyone,

I will be attempting my 1st pork butt tomorrow. This is a serious smoker's rite of passage for me :D Wish me luck! Updates and photos will be posted as they become available.

Specs:
Total Weight: 4.31kg (9.48lbs)
Price: 7.59/kg (3.45/lb) - a far cry from the $0.89/lb i'm seeing you southerners get :-\
Wood: Hickory (my apologies to the Texans ;D)

[smokeitall]

Very nice..ya got any pictures pulled?
SIA

[monty]

Very nice..ya got any pictures pulled?
SIA

tomorrow, my friend! just getting the prep work started tonight.

"is it done yet? is it done yet?"  :D

[Tenpoint5]

Great start there Monty!!

[smokeitall]

Oh I see you started today, I thought that last one almost looked like it was done...I looked at it again, so nevermind.  I will try and wait till tomorrow for the pics, its just such a nice big butt.  ;D
SIA

[classicrockgriller]

Nice start and SIA is right almost looks ready to eat

[Caneyscud]

That's what I'm talking about!  That looks good!  Great start on the big stuff!  I can't help but think how good that would taste on my plate!

[KyNola]

Great start Monty.  Don't ever apologize for using hickory on pork.  I'm pretty sure that God invented pigs first and then thought "uh oh, I need something to smoke those boys with" and immediately hickory trees popped up all over the place.  :D  That's the theory we subscribe to in Kentucky.

KyNola

[Hopefull Romantic]

Great start monty and I agree with SIA and GRG, it looks good enough to eat.

I look at them pictures then I have to go get me a bowl of stupid cereal for breakfast...Dang.

HR

[classicrockgriller]

I just the price............Geez
They are killin you guys.
I bought 3 Beef Boneless Shoulder Roast today for $1.49 lb.

I read an article in our local newpaper today that said due to the economy
that cattle rustling is way up. I thought that stopped when Gene Autrey and
Roy Rogers stopped making cowboy movies.

[NePaSmoKer]

Really nice butt monty  ;D

nepas

[NePaSmoKer]

I just the price............Geez
They are killin you guys.
I bought 3 Beef Boneless Shoulder Roast today for $1.49 lb.

I read an article in our local newpaper today that said due to the economy
that cattle rustling is way up. I thought that stopped when Gene Autrey and
Roy Rogers stopped making cowboy movies.

I had relatives hung for rustling way back. On my dads side  ;D

nepas

[Caneyscud]

I had ancestors that did not like cattle rustlers - one or two actually wore a badge.  Maybe they got together and out came some Texas frontier justice?

[ArnieM]

Gene Autry?  Didn't he sing all the time?

Roy Rodgers?  He had a horse and a dog.  One or the other was named trigger and bullet?

I liked the Lone Ranger and Tonto.

"Well Tonto, it looks like we're surrounded by Indians."  "What you mean WE, Kimo Sabe?"

[Hopefull Romantic]

I just the price............Geez
They are killin you guys.

This morning I discovered a place that sells fresh pork by accident. The price is about $1 higher per kilo than that Monty bought his at.

HR