2nd Pulled Pork...O!M!G!...MORE than I Expected

Norcal Novice · June 30, 2008, 08:45:31 PM

OK..so last week, I tried my first pulled pork, with not too much success. Thanks to your suggestions and encouragement, I tried again, and OMG!!!

I used a 4.5 lb. bone-in shoulder. I coated with CYM, rubbed with Iceman's rub (no brine this time), and put in fridge for about 2 hours. Took it out to warm for about 45 min. Preheated the Bradley to 200°. Put it on last night for a 4 hour smoke (2 apple to 1 hickory). Emptied the water bowl & refilled about 10:30 PM last night. Got up this morning (no worries thanks to the Auber programable PID), and we were at around 160° at 6:00 AM. Turned it up to 210° and let it go until 190°, around 11:30 AM. Took it out & FTC until 5:00PM.. Had a meeting to go to, so took it out of cooler, took towels off and put in 170° oven still wrapped in foil until about 7:15 PM. Got home, pulled it, and OMG!!! Probably the tastiest pulled pork sandwich I have EVER had, with a generous slop of Iceman's sauce. I also sprayed with apple juice whenever I opened the smoker door, and also when I wrapped it with foil (also put on some of the sauce then).

Just got the smoker cooled down, and now I'm doing 4 racks of salmon using Boutch's recipe..mostly to give away.

Thanks for all the info from you folks. I'm having a great time!

La Quinta · June 30, 2008, 08:51:38 PM

You just "Go with your bad self" Nocal!!! Very kool!!! :)

westexasmoker · June 30, 2008, 08:55:51 PM

More good stuff to come NorCal....congrats!

C

FLBentRider · July 01, 2008, 02:14:01 AM

Way to go Norcal!

HCT · July 01, 2008, 03:55:16 AM

You have now entered the smokers twilight zone. :D :D

Wildcat · July 01, 2008, 04:54:00 AM

Yeppers - your hooked. Congradulations, many more fun smokes ahead. ;)

deb415611 · July 01, 2008, 04:55:52 AM

Norcal,

Congrats on your success!

Deb

KyNola · July 01, 2008, 06:47:57 AM

Nailed it!! Congrats Norcal. As everyone has said, you're now officially hooked.

KyNola

FLBentRider · July 01, 2008, 03:57:56 PM

Smoking is addictive!

Scotty-G · July 03, 2008, 10:14:42 PM

Way to go NorCal - I thinks you've got it :D
And welcome to the forum

Quote from: FLBentRider on July 01, 2008, 03:57:56 PM
Smoking is addictive!

Couldn't have said it any better

I've got 3 butts in the smoker right now in preparation for an annual July 4th Family BBQ

so, NorCal - is that short for Northern California? Any where near the Bay Area or further north?

Scotty-G

Norcal Novice · July 12, 2008, 07:26:12 AM

Yes, Scotty...I'm in the South Bay...Silicon (Santa Clara) Valley.

You?

Scotty-G · July 12, 2008, 11:59:33 PM

Hey Neighbor, I'm in North San Jose :D

weekendsmoker · July 13, 2008, 06:52:37 PM

Sounds fantastic. I have a couple of questions if I could please. What is "CYM" and when you left it for the night, what temp did you leave it at?

Thanks, can't wait to try it.

Jason.

West Coast Kansan · July 13, 2008, 08:07:10 PM

c heap y ellow m ustard

Great finish,,, even more real food happening on the west coast this is cool 8)

Norcal Novice · July 18, 2008, 07:43:14 AM

Yeah...CYM is Cheap Yellow Mustard. Don't worry about the taste. I HATE mustard, but once the shoulder starts cooking, you cant tell it's been coated at all.

As for the temp, I left it at 200 degrees all night, and it was about 150 IT when I checked in the morning. Since this post, I did another shoulder last weekend (6 lb. bone-in), and it came out FANTASTIC, as well. I started that one at 8:00 Friday night, and it was done about 3:30 Saturday...just in time for FTC for a couple of hours, then pull & serve. It was so tender, it fell apart when I took it off the rack and transferred to the foil!

Good luck, Jason!