Shasta bob's Boston Butts

[Shasta bob]

This is my set up and turkeyday days boston butts.

Before smoking,

After smoking.

[classicrockgriller]

Nice color on them Butts!

How did they pull?

[Shasta bob]

one of them pulled good the other no so. it took 15 hrs using the pid. the weather was about 27 deg. at nite. & the temp didn't stay at the set temp of 225. do you think it was because of the ambient temp? or the fact i should install the second element.

[Jim O]

Beautiful !

incidental, I envy anyone who has a pool still open.

I'm sitting here looking out at -2c and snow squall's !

Jim O

[SL2010]

Did use any thing besides the rub like mustard or oil cause the look very good pulled pork is one of favorite  things to cook and eat great job

[Shasta bob]

Yes, i used regular mustard for the base rub then added the (Jan's dry rub) that i found on this site. im quite impressed with the rub.

[SL2010]

Those look so good i to am jealous of the pool here in NW PA the snow is flying

[Shasta bob]

Her in Oregon its about 42 today the pool is running but to cold for me, sure comes in nice during the summer when it's about 90 -105.

[BuyLowSellHigh]

Those butts look beautiful.

I'm curious, did you take both out at the same time, or did one of them take longer than the other?  What was the IT when you took them out of the smoker?

[classicrockgriller]

one of them pulled good the other no so. it took 15 hrs using the pid. the weather was about 27 deg. at nite. & the temp didn't stay at the set temp of 225. do you think it was because of the ambient temp? or the fact i should install the second element.

I live where it is warmer than you so I don't have to fight the elements.

After the smoke, the Bradley basically becomes an oven and I think on cold

windy nites/days, your indoor oven would be better.

I love my 6 racker with dual elements. It is a cooking machine.

I'm kinda like BLSH, if you pulled them at the same time, one was not up

to as high of temp as the other. No two Butts are going to cook exactally

the same.

Also ...... FTC is your Friend and a Butt saver.

[Shasta bob]

they were taken out at the same time, i FTC for 5 hrs. this was impressive for me on my first try. next time i will need to add another temp probe is that what you guys do or just move the probe to the other piece of meat?

[classicrockgriller]

they were taken out at the same time, i FTC for 5 hrs. this was impressive for me on my first try. next time i will need to add another temp probe is that what you guys do or just move the probe to the other piece of meat?

You did great, the color is Beautiful!

We are just trying to help.

Might want to think about a hand held instant read thermo.

Maybe ask Santa for one.

That thing will become your best friend.

[SouthernSmoked]

Dang those butts look beautiful.

[Shasta bob]

Thanks guy's , i must say since i found this site my knowledge level of smoking is moving up. You guys are so much help, i cant thank you enough!

[hal4uk]

Those butts look great Bob!
Sorry to hear that one didn't pull so easy --- we've all been there & done that.
Seems like, with two butts of equal size, that you could just go by the probe on one of 'em.  But you can't.

Sometimes, you just get a stubborn one.  You really will appreciate an instant read thermometer if you get one; the Thermapen is the best, but it's pricey.  They have a good one for twenty-something that works well too (just takes a few seconds to get accurate read--no biggie).  If you make sure all your butts are up to 195° IT, and then FTC for 4+ hours, they will always pull like hot butter.