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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Stick Burners => Topic started by: squirtthecat on May 06, 2013, 08:32:20 AM

Title: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: squirtthecat on May 06, 2013, 08:32:20 AM

We decided to stock (STUFF) our fridges/freezers this weekend.    Started with 412 pounds of pork butts.     :o


Loaded and in the process of being rubbed down.

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Fire in the hole!

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It was 48° and raining all day.    Not optimal conditions for cooking 400 pounds of pig meat.

So, out came the 'snuggie'..

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We take a peak about 4 hours in.

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A few of the butts are ready, so we do some initial pulling/chopping to get a feel for them.  Not to mention we were getting hungry.

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10:30PM.   The butts on the far end away from the fire are just entering the stall.   Time to settle in for a LONG evening with our fuel wagon at the ready.

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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........


Around 4:15AM, they are all finally ready to come off.  Good golly...     No pictures from here on, as I was too tired to see straight.

We learned a brutal lesson about "evaporative cooling".   As soon as a load of butts started moving through the stall, the cooker temperature dropped like a stone.   Like 40°.    We had to build a monster fire just to get it back up to 250°.

After a 4 hour power nap, we got them all pulled yesterday (forget the chopping nonsense) and packed into 11 steam table pans.    No way to know exactly, but I'd guess we yielded around 225-250 pounds.    I'll bring a bathroom scale in tomorrow and weigh them all.   (and get some more pictures)

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: Sam3 on May 06, 2013, 08:38:53 AM

Holy Moly!!!  ???

Very impressive squirt. I hope you were satisfied with the end results. That is a lot of work right there.

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: muebe on May 06, 2013, 08:40:52 AM

WOW! That is a whole lotta butt!

How much grease came off all those butts? Had to at least been a gallon!

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: squirtthecat on May 06, 2013, 08:43:10 AM

Quote from: muebe on May 06, 2013, 08:40:52 AM

WOW! That is a whole lotta butt!

How much grease came off all those butts? Had to at least been a gallon!

Probably about 2.5 gallons..    And around 20 pounds of ash.

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: Smokin Don on May 06, 2013, 08:48:16 AM

Now that's a whole lot of butts!!! Purdy impressive Squirt!!! Don

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: Hub on May 06, 2013, 08:50:16 AM

Rumors abound of a nationwide pork butt shortage -- now we know where they all went  ;D

Hub

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: drholly on May 06, 2013, 09:15:49 AM

Wow - I'm blown away! Can't wait to see more pictures.

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: sparky on May 06, 2013, 11:16:51 AM

dude, get some sleep buddy.  that is a lot of pork.  nicely done.   :)

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: smokeasaurus on May 06, 2013, 11:30:56 AM

Pork Butt Derby...more like a But--a-thon  ;D

Everything sure looks good..........

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: sliding_billy on May 06, 2013, 11:40:52 AM

I'd eat about 2 pounds.  That leaves you with...  ;D A LOT!

Title: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: Pappymn on May 06, 2013, 12:12:32 PM

Congrats. You did it. Looks great. Take a nap!

Title: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: mikecorn.1 on May 06, 2013, 06:49:36 PM

Man, that looks good! Whata sight that is.


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Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: ACW3 on May 06, 2013, 07:56:08 PM

Really a great job, especially under those conditions.  You deserve a break today, or tomorrow, as the case may be. Is that your biggest cook in that beasty?

Art

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: Keymaster on May 06, 2013, 07:57:14 PM

Very Impressive!! I really like that Nemco chopper, I'll be Googling that shortly :) Oh, what did you mean in the last post about passing a acid test?

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: RAD on May 06, 2013, 09:09:06 PM

Now that is a cook. Nice job

Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: squirtthecat on May 08, 2013, 08:39:35 AM

Quote from: ACW3 on May 06, 2013, 07:56:08 PM

Is that your biggest cook in that beasty?

Yep.    Probably won't do that much again, as it took an incredible amount of fuel to power through the stall.   It was bringing a swimming pool full of water to a roiling boil.  The 45° temps and rain didn't help things at all.    Next time we'll do 4 cases of butts (just under 300 pounds), or spread the 6 across both smokers.


The one and only money shot.    Mighty tasty!

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Title: Re: Pork Butt Derby
Post by: TentHunteR on May 08, 2013, 10:23:27 AM

A "Pork Butt Derby."  Now that's my kind of race!  Gentlemen, start your smokers!   :D