Finally got my hands on a butt!

KyNola · July 22, 2011, 07:28:35 AM

I'm going to go against the majority here but I would tie that thing together as best I could and put the whole thing in the smoker after trimming the fat cap away. It weighs around 13 lbs so you will wind up with around 6-7 lbs of pulled pork. Take the IT up to around 195 and it will pull nicely. STC, Hal and I smoked 4 shoulders weighing an average of 20lbs each and they came out just fine.

azamuner73 · July 25, 2011, 06:59:46 AM

I decided to cook it whole....4 hours of hickory smoke and IIRC, a total cooking time of over 13 hours. I made a variation of Jan's rub in that I didn't have all of the ingredients (sage or onion salt) so I used onion powder. I didn't really measure anything other than keeping ratios in mind and eyeballing it. I used a mix of white and brown sugar. All I can say is that it's a winner.

It turned out amazing and it was hard not to (pardon the pun) pig out before bed. I have some photos to post once I get them off my camera. :)

azamuner73 · August 02, 2011, 08:00:26 AM

Well, better late than never, I finally have the pics to share.

Here she is in all her glory.

And after some work with the bear claws.

OU812 · August 02, 2011, 08:06:46 AM

Mighty fine, mighty fine.

squirtthecat · August 02, 2011, 08:08:00 AM

Look at that color!

azamuner73 · August 02, 2011, 08:11:27 AM

Yeah it turned out ridiculously good. I see why lots of folks like Jan's rub.

KyNola · August 02, 2011, 08:23:58 AM

Quote from: azamuner73 on August 02, 2011, 08:11:27 AM
Yeah it turned out ridiculously good. I see why lots of folks like Jan's rub.

Thanks Azamuner(my wife is Jan). That turned out beautiful. Great job!

Tenpoint5 · August 02, 2011, 09:45:47 AM

Yes Sir you have a really nice looking Butt there!!! ;D

FLBentRider · August 02, 2011, 10:17:35 AM

That is some very good looking Canadian pulled pork!

azamuner73 · August 02, 2011, 10:40:28 AM

Thanks guys!

When it turns out this good, I can see how this hobby can get out of hand. I froze about half of that pulled pork and I'm already thinking about what to do next. :)

squirtthecat · August 02, 2011, 10:47:17 AM

Quote from: azamuner73 on August 02, 2011, 10:40:28 AM
Thanks guys!

When it turns out this good, I can see how this hobby can get out of hand. I froze about half of that pulled pork and I'm already thinking about what to do next. :)

Pretty soon you'll find your freezer 1/2 full of meat you bought on sale, and 1/2 full of the rest of it smoked...

And then you start thinking about buying another freezer.

Finally got my hands on a butt!

squirtthecat

squirtthecat