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Offline Sam3

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La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #-1 on: May 28, 2013, 06:32:16 AM »
Started with (2) 8.25lb + or - Picnic shoulders. Injected this real well with a pre made Mojo marinade. Coated lightly with some Adobo.


Into the box.


Flipped to skin side up after one hour, added 5 more lbs of charcoal to the top and let it ride for the next 2.5 hours.
Here they are ready to come out.



Super crunchy skin.



Bone out, nice and juicy too.


Your final money shot was interrupted by a cut finger, followed by some cursing and a band aid shortly thereafter .  Sorry :'(

It was very, very good though. Final IT was close to 155ish when I pulled them.

Thanks for looking.
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Offline Chili Head

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La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« on: May 28, 2013, 07:21:21 AM »
Nice! I'm digging that crunchy skin!
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2013, 07:40:55 AM »
Those look great.  What was your pit temp?
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2013, 07:46:21 AM »
Nice cooker and pork butts. Nothin worse then cutting yourself, sends shivers up my spine just thinking about it.
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2013, 08:11:59 AM »
Quote from: sliding_billy on May 28, 2013, 07:40:55 AM
Those look great.  What was your pit temp?

Around 325.
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2013, 08:13:34 AM »
Those look great. Cut myself pretty good over Thanksgiving trimming a brisket. I have been very careful since.........
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2013, 09:41:01 AM »
Wow, some good looking pork there Sam!!! I like the seasoning you used and those bones would make some good beans! Nice skin! Don
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2013, 09:44:48 AM »
Those turned out great! How is your China box so clean? Is that thing new? ;)
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2013, 10:12:51 AM »
Quote from: muebe on May 28, 2013, 09:44:48 AM
Those turned out great! How is your China box so clean? Is that thing new? ;)

Ha! The stainless cleans up nice.
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2013, 01:28:28 PM »
Sam, I've seen the videos on these and my son in law likes them.  I was thinking about buying him one for his birthday later this year.  How do you like yours and what are the pros and cons as you see them?  Thanks, Dee
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2013, 06:12:56 PM »
Hi Dee,

I bought this cooker for raising monies for some hunting and fishing non profit orgs that I belong too, family birthday's and my hunting club party.  Primarily pig roasts most of the time
However, I use this a lot more than now.
Pro's: It will cook anything you want from yard bird to leg of lamb. I do pork shoulders all the time in this cooker. I even did the Thanksgiving Turkey in it.

Cons: No smoke added flavor being the charcoal is on top.

I'm fine with that. I make a homemade MOJO and inject the carp of it. The crispy skin with an excellent moist product. I get great reviews from the family.
And that's all that matters to me.

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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2013, 07:06:36 PM »
Never seen one of those before, all looks real good
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2013, 08:40:24 PM »
Wow  that sure makes for some great looking cracklin'

What a cooking machine!
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2013, 09:13:47 PM »
If y'all are not familiar with this cooker and method.  Google it on the internet and go to their website.  Very interesting.  From what I understand this method of cooking was brought to Cuba by the Chinese when they were working there and was adopted by the locals and eventually made it's way to Miami.  It's still made there..  Some great videos on their website.  Dee
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Re: La Caja China Pork Shoulders..
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2013, 10:14:00 PM »
Quote from: Sam3 on May 28, 2013, 06:12:56 PM
Cons: No smoke added flavor being the charcoal is on top.

Just out of curiosity, could you use something like the A-Maze-N Smoker with it?
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