Pulled Pork on the 4th.. best yet!

[Spliner]

Post is a little late.. but here we go...

Two 9-10lb Pork Picnic Roasts.. 

July 2nd: 

Trimmed them (removed the skin and extra fat), slathered them in yellow mustard and rubbed them down with some Applewood Rub (Because I have yet to find all the ingredients for Jan's rub.. still working on that!):



Wrapped in plastic and back into the fridge until the next day (about 24 hours):



July 3rd.. about 5pm, pulled out of the fridge, and let them sit for about 1.5 hours to warm a bit.. then onto the racks:





Into the Bradley about 6:45pm on July 3rd once I had it pre-heated.  Using Jim Beam bisquettes this time around...

As you can see I've got my iGrill set up and transmitting (Nothing beats watching temps on the couch with your iPad!)



I used 18 bisquettes, for about 6 hours of smoke.  Sorry no pics in the smoker, was trying to minimize heat loss and be quick about it.  I put them on the 2nd and 3rd rack to keep them in the middle area.  I also rotated them after the smoke was finished about midnight/1AM.  They hit the ~160F range and stalled out about 4/5AM, at that point I went back to bed.  iGrill was set to alarm around 190F, which it did about 9AM.  I let them continue to cook until they hit a good even 195F.

July 4th.. around 10AM temps hit 195.

I then pulled them, wrapped them in foil, then a towel, and into a pre-heated cooler (I pre-heated it by filling with boiling water when the alarm went off at 190F).  Empty out the water, and toss them in for FTC until around noon.

The result...



(Sorry no pic of 2nd one.. I had already started to pull it trying to minimize heat loss.  Bone slid out and they were falling apart with my tongs).

First one pulled:



Second one in process:




And the finished product:



Net was somewhere around 12-13 lbs (Picnic roasts have a bigger bone in them, at least these did).  Served on a bun with cole slaw (always!) on top with some homemade sauce.  Heaven. On. A. Bun!

This was my 2nd attempt at pulled pork, and the first I've finished in the Bradley instead of the oven.  Taste was much better finishing in the Bradley.  Success!

Spliner

[4given]

WOW! Good lookin bark!

[Spliner]

WOW! Good lookin bark!

It was delicious!  I have about 5lbs of it vacuum sealed and frozen for a quick tasty dinner later on down the road.  The rest of it is history, lasted about two days.  Family came back over on the 5th to help finish it.  Wonderful flavor.  My next attempt with be with molasses instead of mustard.

Spliner

[TedEbear]

My next attempt with be with molasses instead of mustard.

I did that for the first time a couple of weeks ago when I had to smoke 4 butts for a party.  Turned out pretty good.

What Jan's Rub ingredients are you having trouble finding?  I've found everything I need for it at my local store.

[dman4505]

WOW! Good lookin bark!

I agree!!!!!
Nice job Spliner

Don

[Spliner]

What Jan's Rub ingredients are you having trouble finding?  I've found everything I need for it at my local store.

My local stores suck.  Plain and simple.  Wal-Mart has run out most other grocery stores, and the one single one that's left on the opposite side of town is missing several ingredients as well.  I'll probably just order them online from spice barn in huge bags so I can make tons of rub.  Some of the ones I cannot find:

Celery Salt
Lemon Pepper (Can find it.. just that it's mixed with other stuff for chicken in "chicken spices/etc.)
Celery Seed
Dry Mustard
Dry ground thyme

Wal-Mart actually stocks some of this stuff in my town, but they were out.  They'll re-stock but it'll be a while likely.  Also, paying $8 for a 1oz or 2oz bottle of some of these spices pisses me off when I know I can order them in lb bags for half that price or less. 

I'll get there, just don't want to substitute ingredients my first time making the rub, and don't want it costing $100 to make either lol. 

Spliner

[OldHickory]

Great job with beautiful bark.  I'm sure it was a big hit for your family.

[Phatman]

Spliner that looks awesome. Can't wait to do my first butt. I can only hope it turns out as good as yours!!

[mikecorn.1]

Nice looking poke!


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[sjmcdowall]

Beautious!!

[SiFumar]

Better late than never!  You made some great looking butts!