Spectacularly beautiful day here in northern Virginia, and I'm cooking a pigsket from Porter Road. Weighs in at just under 2lb/900g, dry brined it overnight and then hit it thoroughly with Jenni In A Bottle. Started it on the SnS kettle with B&B charcoal and some apple wood chunks, and will foil boat it to move into the Pit Boss in a few hours. Everything is totally nominal, and this baby is stalling with a vengeance, just like it oughta.
The piece was a little "flappy" on one end so I used a temp probe to pin everything together. Seems to be working...
Coming up on three hours in thus far:
How's this for a flat temp profile?? Stallsville, baby...
Everything cruised along until the pigsket started to climb out of the stall. I deployed the foil boat, and after another hour or so, transferred to the Pit Boss pellet rig. After an hour or so in there (same temp, about 250F/120C), things were probing very tender in most places, so I dropped the set point to 150F/65C, covered the boated pigsket loosely with foil, and let it rest for a couple of hours before dinner.
It was superb! Great smoke flavor, outstanding bark, really juicy and tender except in a couple of edges which must have been near a hot spot in the kettle. This is a great special occasion cut, a little spendy but with a unique porksperience, worth it once in a while for sure.
The ends of the two slices furthest to the right in this pic is a spot that got overdone. Just about a bite's worth, really.
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
I agree on the special cut for a great experience. As the only pork person here, it is really my favorite cut for essentially just me. The bonus is it is small enough to be consumed relatively quickly with few leftovers versus a massive brisket. This reminds me that I need to order one, but I think I need to do Fellers Ranch first!
You’ve probably had Beef Brisket, but have you ever even heard of Pork Brisket? This awesome cut flies under the radar, despite being one of the best cuts for BBQ. If you're just getting comfortable with your smoker and want a cut that's fatty enough to stay moist without much effort, this is the cut for you. It's also
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