Finally got a "Perfect" Butt

[latenight71]

I add the parenthesis just because who's to say what's perfect? (haha, many, i'm sure). But, it was a personal best and really a grand slam with the eating audience I had on hand. I went with Meathead's "easy" method of kosher salt dry brine for 12+ hours and Memphis Dust hit before cooking. i put it the barrel at 9am and didn't even look at it until around 1pm just to make sure it was still hanging. it hit 175-degrees at 1:45 and i put it on the grate and again didm't touch it. i finally pulled the lid at 6:05pm when it was sitting at 202-degrees for almost 40 minutes. at that point the bone was loose and it was ready to go (Note to self - calibrate thermos or invest in new ones!!). i pulled it and let it sit for 30 before trying it. a volunteer had already slid of and was deliciously received! oh my! it tasted good!


out of the barrel and resting. oh my, a chunk fell off!


ooooh. luckily, i scored the fat cap to create delicious crispy treats for me.





oh no! meat just tore of the butt in a big tasty strip like it was string cheese! i hope it's ok to eat it . . .




when it's all tore up it gets even more delicious.



YUM1

[Whiskeyman53]

Looks good, it seems like I have the same problem as you, a small piece always falls off.

[smokin fool]

Spoils of war my friend....spoils of war!

[Jerod Broussard]

Bone Run Fo Sho! Thanks for the torture. Thanks for not cooking a boneless.

...notice a "1" didn't interfere with my "!"

[latenight71]

they make pigs without bones? how do they walk?

[Santamarina]

Looking good. Pork shoulder was the first cut of meat I ever smoked, and it’s still one of my favorites all these years later!

[Ahumadora]

Will be makin smoke tomorrow now I have some real BBQ pits to use.

[Loren]

Show off 😋

[gcdmd]

When did you move?

[GadjetGriller]

Were you hanging it a Pit barrel or something else? looks wonderful Bet it made some great sandwiches!!

[latenight71]

smoked on hooks in PBC with two small-ish chunks of peach wood. was very tasty and looking forward to leftovers today!

[Skip]

Looks great! Good that you were pleased...we are definitely hardest on ourselves when trying to make something really good.

[latenight71]

I have thrown meat I ruined in the trash before anyone could taste it on more than one occasion. "Who wants pizza!"

[Duanessmokedmeats]

My motto is "No matter what, we are going to eat it!"

[RonB]

Congrats on a successful cook. It looks very good.

[Panhead John]

When I first saw your post, I was like...Wow....wonder if he’s been working out.

[latenight71]

I perfected my own human butt years ago. it's the best kept secret in the LB.

[jfmorris]

Looks great! I always have to sample lots of barky pieces as I pull the pork. If my wife is in the kitchen during the process, she is sneaking bits too as I shred the butt up!

[Loren]

Beautiful job! That bark is killer.

[ofelles]

I use to hear that a lot. Now it's only when I smoke some pork.

[TripleB]

Bwaaahaha. Beat me to it.

[Michael_in_TX]

Looks great. I need to try scoring the fat cap one of these times.