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Title: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: tekn50 on March 11, 2014, 08:09:17 AM
My third cook on the barrel was perfect.  I used about 3/4 chimeny to lite, which was about 50 briquetts.  1/3rd to 1/2 of the charcoal basket.  The temp came up to 260 in about a half an hour.  Thats where it stayed for close to 7hrs.  I cooke a 4.5lbs butt, foiled it 160 internal.  That took about 3hrs then it took about an 1.5hrs to hit 197.  Pulled it off and into the cooler to rest.  Barrel was still hot, so I oiled up and salted some potatoes and tossed them on the grate.  When those were done, I put on some beans with a handful of hickory chips.  I had a hard time getting the pork out of the cooler, it kept falling apart.  It pulled beautifully, had a great bark aslo.  I thought it would of lost some in the foil, but nope.  This was the best pork I have ever cooked.  So tender and juicey, we ate almost all of it.  The potatoes were great also, I love roasted taters.  I cant seem to post any pics of this one today  :(.  So you will have to imagine it, sorry.
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: muebe on March 11, 2014, 08:18:58 AM
Sounds really good!
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: TMB on March 11, 2014, 08:23:10 AM
My third cook on the barrel was perfect.  I used about 3/4 chimeny to lite, which was about 50 briquetts.  1/3rd to 1/2 of the charcoal basket.  The temp came up to 260 in about a half an hour.  Thats where it stayed for close to 7hrs.  I cooke a 4.5lbs butt, foiled it 160 internal.  That took about 3hrs then it took about an 1.5hrs to hit 197.  Pulled it off and into the cooler to rest.  Barrel was still hot, so I oiled up and salted some potatoes and tossed them on the grate.  When those were done, I put on some beans with a handful of hickory chips.  I had a hard time getting the pork out of the cooler, it kept falling apart.  It pulled beautifully, had a great bark aslo.  I thought it would of lost some in the foil, but nope.  This was the best pork I have ever cooked.  So tender and juicey, we ate almost all of it.  The potatoes were great also, I love roasted taters.  I cant seem to post any pics of this one today  :(.  So you will have to imagine it, sorry.
I am with slaw and chips!!  :D :D :D
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: sliding_billy on March 11, 2014, 09:03:36 AM
If I close my eyes, I can see the horn and everything.  :D
Title: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: Pappymn on March 11, 2014, 10:56:06 AM
If I close my eyes, I can see the horn and everything.  :D

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Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: CDN Smoker on March 11, 2014, 11:08:51 AM
If I close my eyes, I can see the horn and everything.  :D

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Us northern folks who are just coming out of a deep freeze re-live our smokings dreams thru southern folks photos ;D
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: teesquare on March 11, 2014, 12:24:12 PM
If I close my eyes, I can see the horn and everything.  :D

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Us northern folks who are just coming out of a deep freeze re-live our smokings dreams thru southern folks photos ;D

Just like during the heat of summer in the seep-south....they dream of snow ;) We all want what we don't have :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on March 11, 2014, 12:33:40 PM
Okay so I'm looking at pictures of my pork butt I did on my WSM and imagining it's beautiful.   :P
Title: Re: 3rd cook pork butt
Post by: Pam Gould on March 11, 2014, 12:53:23 PM
Hmmmm..unicorn pork..love it..I know it was good.  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.