Pork butt challenege: Kettle w/ Slow 'N Sear VS Yoder Stickburner

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Pork butt challenege: Kettle w/ Slow 'N Sear VS Yoder Stickburner

May 30, 2015, 11:22 AM

Slow 'N Sear -VS- Stickburner pork butts: All methods identical, side by side

Slow 'N Sear on 22" kettle, after ~7hrs at 235:

Yoder Wichita stickburner, after ~7hrs at 235

Now for the fun part: Cast your votes in the comments which picture you think represents the Kettle w/ Slow 'N Sear; or the Stickburner pulled pork. Yes each picture is truly from one of each, no trickery.

A)

B)

Yes, the two pictures above do look very similar! So, to really show some differences, I purposely found two pieces that looked different, as a general rule they looked the same as A & B above show.

Each fork has a chunk from one or the other. Piece on left is from A) above, and piece on right is from B).

What say you, Pit members?.....
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May 30, 2015, 11:32 AM

Stick burner is A no it's B no it's A... Ok my final answer is A

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#3

May 30, 2015, 12:06 PM

You sure that isn't the same photo posted twice? Lol

I'll guess stick burner is A.
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#4

May 30, 2015, 01:19 PM

A stick burner, B is SnS
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#5

May 30, 2015, 01:22 PM

Stick burner is B... Darker color on the pork.
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May 30, 2015, 01:26 PM

Is that a granite or soapstone top? Sorry, my Disqus page is filled up with soapstone back and forths. All I got on my mind
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Huskee commented

May 30, 2015, 07:11 PM

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Lol what a topic to argue about...smh
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May 30, 2015, 01:44 PM

SnS is A.
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#8

May 30, 2015, 02:04 PM

Yoder is B.
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May 30, 2015, 02:51 PM

Stickburner is B. You can see how shriveled and worn it looks, just like some shlub tossing hunk after hunk of wood into a fire all day long.
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Huskee commented

May 30, 2015, 07:14 PM

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Lol. It's funny how when you're having a bonfire with friends and family, tossing a log on the fire every half hour is relaxation. On a smoker ppl think it's work.

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Ernest commented

June 3, 2015, 10:19 AM

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What are you getting at @Huskee?! LOL
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#10

May 30, 2015, 04:03 PM

Yoder pork is B
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May 30, 2015, 04:03 PM

B is the SnS
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boftx

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May 30, 2015, 04:07 PM

I think A is the stickburner.
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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.
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May 30, 2015, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by John View Post

Stickburner is B. You can see how shriveled and worn it looks, just like some shlub tossing hunk after hunk of wood into a fire all day long.

_John_ have you ever owned or cook on a stick burner? I haven't never had meat come out of my stick burner shrivel or worn. For the GREAT meat that comes out of my stick burner I don't mind at all tossing a log or two in every 30-45 mins.
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DWCowles commented

May 30, 2015, 08:25 PM

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Dang now you're calling me OLD! Ã°Å¸ËœÂ¡

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Huskee commented

May 30, 2015, 08:31 PM

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I've been told I'm still a whipper snapper. [tongue out DWCowles ]

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boftx commented

May 31, 2015, 12:25 AM

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Huskee you're still a snot-nosed punk! Hell, you've never even had ti-tip til just a little while ago.
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May 30, 2015, 08:37 PM

I think B is the Yoder. Did you use the same type of wood chunks on the kettle as the wood in the Yoder?
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Huskee commented

May 30, 2015, 08:56 PM

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Yep, both ash.
DWCowles

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May 30, 2015, 08:43 PM

When are you going to give us the answer Huskee?
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Huskee commented

May 30, 2015, 08:58 PM

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Oh soon enough, just waiting to give anyone else who cares a chance to guess.