Pork Butts in Michigan

cidbearit

Club Member

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 35

Location: Canton, MI

Pit Barrel Cooker
Ducane Affinity 3100
Grill Grates
Small Kamodo
Maverick ET-733
Favorite Beer: Sierra Nevada IPA
Favorite Band: Pink Floyd
#1

Pork Butts in Michigan

February 18, 2017, 10:47 AM

The temperature is supposed to hit 63 today here in the Detroit area. Great day to do a couple pork butts in the PBC.
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Huskee

Administrator

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 20065

Location: Clare, Michigan area

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Smokers / Grills
Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker

PBC

Grilla Silverbac pellet grill

Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)

Slow 'N Sear Master Kettle (cart-mounted)

Slow 'N Sear Travel Kettle

Masterbuilt Gravity 560

Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)

Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)

Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")

Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")

Traeger Flatrock Griddle

Thermometers
SnS 500 4-probe wireless

(3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers

A few straggler Maverick ET-732s

Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)

Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks

Thermapen MkII, orange & purple

ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts

ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)

Morpilot 6-probe wireless

ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2

ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well

Accessories
Instant Pot 6qt

Anova Bluetooth SV

Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment

Kindling Cracker King (XL)

a couple BBQ Dragons

Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney

Weber grill topper

Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)

Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills

Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter

Beverages
Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold & Lime

Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois

Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's

Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge

Wine: Red - big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc

Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted. Neat please.

Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.

About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan - near Clare (dead center of lower peninsula).

Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
#2

February 18, 2017, 11:15 AM

Enjoy this beautiful weather!
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lschweig

Former Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 979

Location: Oswego, Il
#3

February 18, 2017, 11:39 AM

It's always a great day to do anything on the PBC.
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LarryO47

Former Member

Joined: Feb 2017

Posts: 468

Location: Unadilla, New York
#4

February 18, 2017, 11:58 AM

Enjoy. Looking forward to your finished cook.
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cidbearit

Club Member

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 35

Location: Canton, MI

Pit Barrel Cooker
Ducane Affinity 3100
Grill Grates
Small Kamodo
Maverick ET-733
Favorite Beer: Sierra Nevada IPA
Favorite Band: Pink Floyd
#5

February 18, 2017, 06:48 PM

Butts fresh from the smoker.
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LarryO47 commented

February 19, 2017, 06:22 AM

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Fantastic bark, cidbearit

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PappyBBQ commented

February 23, 2017, 01:50 PM

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Oh MY!
cidbearit

Club Member

Joined: May 2016

Posts: 35

Location: Canton, MI

Pit Barrel Cooker
Ducane Affinity 3100
Grill Grates
Small Kamodo
Maverick ET-733
Favorite Beer: Sierra Nevada IPA
Favorite Band: Pink Floyd
#6

February 18, 2017, 06:50 PM

Pulled pork. Honestly the best butt I've smoked. My boys are raving over this. Great smoke flavor and very moist.
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EdF

In Memoriam

Joined: Jul 2016

Posts: 3224

Location: Atlantic Highlands, NJ
#7

February 18, 2017, 06:50 PM

Oh, beautiful butts!
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DWCowles

Founding Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 9697

Location: Smiths Grove, Ky

Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
#8

February 18, 2017, 07:13 PM

Beautiful!
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fuzzydaddy

Club Member

Joined: Nov 2014

Posts: 5111

Location: Summerfield FL, NE of The Villages

Cookers:
SnS Kettle with SnS Deluxe, SS & Cast iron pans, elevated grate.
Grilla OG with upper shelf and pizza stone.
Weber Genesis SA-E-330 LP INDIGO with SS Grates, Weber Crafted frame kit, baking stone, griddle (2/3), all from Ace Hardware.

Everything Else:
SnS #3 I was their first customer.
Sous Vide equipment.
Instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
BBQr's Delight Hickory & Apple flavor pellets, propane torch, 12" smoke tube.
Grilla apple & hickory pellets, Royal Oak charcoal pellets.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church, Meathead's.
Rubs without salt: SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef.
Rubs home-mixed: None at this time.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
#9

February 19, 2017, 05:55 AM

Gorgeous bark!
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LarryO47

Former Member

Joined: Feb 2017

Posts: 468

Location: Unadilla, New York
#10

February 19, 2017, 06:23 AM

Fantastic job, cidbearit
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LA Pork Butt

Charter Member

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 8004

Location: Grew up in New Orleans, 20 years in Texas, 22 years in Mandeville, LA. Now Dallas, TX
#11

February 19, 2017, 07:32 AM

Looks like a great job on my favorite cut of meat. We might set a record in Dallas if we break 80 degrees, so I am now longing to put another Butt on my BGE.
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JeffJ

Charter Member

Joined: Feb 2015

Posts: 2789

Location: Michigan

Jeff
#12

February 19, 2017, 08:59 AM

Nice!

It ended up being 68 degrees in Michigan!
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Mr. Bones

In Memoriam

Joined: Sep 2016

Posts: 11723

Location: Kansas Territory
#13

February 19, 2017, 09:19 AM

Fabulous lookin' pork butts!!!
I gotta tell ya', this is th' only time I've missed the wind comin' outta th' North!!!
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fzxdoc

Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 7763

My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners

Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill

Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732

Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.

Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer

Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker

Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets

BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney

Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
#14

February 19, 2017, 11:23 AM

Ten thumbs up on that cook, cidbearit !

Kathryn
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Mr. Bones

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Joined: Sep 2016

Posts: 11723

Location: Kansas Territory
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February 19, 2017, 01:27 PM

-->Hound Dog sez he likes it.
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