Did a 6.5 lb pork butt today

[mnmike]

Did this butt today put mustard and rub and wrapped and put in fridge for 12 hours

Put 5 hours of pecan and apple took me a total of 16.5 hours to hit a I.T of 195

Ready for ftc i let it sit for 3 hours

Here is how it looked after the ftc

I chopped it up alittle more than this and got all the bark good and mixed in and put it a air tight container and put it in the fridge till tomorrow am gonna warm it up in the crockpot and add some apple cider or some chicken broth

[wyoduke]

Very nice ;D

[Tenpoint5]

Looks great. I would suggest using plain apple juice when reheating in the crock-pot.

[beefmann]

looking good

[ghost9mm]

Dang !!! you really got some great lookin bark on that butt, it really looks good...well done.

[mnmike]

Thanks this was my best butt i have done yet i thought. Have learned alot reading all the posts on here lots of good helpfull people on this forum

[mnmike]

Ok was very moist and tasted great but not much for smoke flavor to it. I used 6 pecan and 6 apple i have mesquite wonder if i should have done a of them to get a stronger smoke flavor. I know alot of you guys like hickory wonder if that would have made for a stronger smoke flavor more so than the pecan. What you all think??

[ghost9mm]

While I am partial to Hickory and Mesquite for a stronger smoke flavor, others here have their own likes and dislikes and thats fine...here is a link that you may find interesting...



http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/woods.html#appropriate

[KyNola]

Apple is a pretty mellow smoke.  I am very very partial to hickory on just about everything I smoke.  Hickory would have given you a more pronounced smoke flavor.  As for mes...mes....mesqui....., dang, can't even bring myself to type it. :D  I don't use the M wood as it is simply a flavor I am not a fan of.  Would definitely kick the smoke flavor up though.

[mnmike]

Yes was way to mello smoke flavor for me will have to try hickory next time. wonder how the jim beam would have tasted on it?

[KyNola]

Mike,
Have never used the JB pucks so I don't anything about them.  BTW, have you tasted that pork today?  I have found that pork smoked on one day and tightly wrapped and rested in the frig overnight will really improve the smoke flavor.  There is a theory that I think has some merit to it that says after you have dealt with a particular flavor(in this case, smoke)for a number of hours your taste buds will actually "go numb" to that particular flavor for a few hours.

Now, I'm a Kentucky boy where if you ain't using hickory you ain't smoking so take this with a grain of salt.  You're going to like hickory on all things pork.

Hope this helps.  That butt looked awesome.  Great bark.

[wyoduke]

Yes was way to mello smoke flavor for me will have to try hickory next time. wonder how the jim beam would have tasted on it?

I use a lot of the JIM BEAM i like the flavor it gives and it is stronger then apple

[OU812]

Yes was way to mello smoke flavor for me will have to try hickory next time. wonder how the jim beam would have tasted on it?

I use a lot of the JIM BEAM i like the flavor it gives and it is stronger then apple

The Jim Beam pucks are made outta the Oak barrels they age the whiskey in.

I like Oak on beef and Hickory on pork.

Just sayin.



Oh Ya,,, that big ole pile of pork looks gooood.  ;D

[SamuelG]

I hit everything with Hickory or JB...even fish.  That's just me.

I've used the other woods and are too mellow, I like smoke in my smoked food.


SamuelG

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[mnmike]

Thanks for all the input will get some hickory and give that a whirl next time