boston butt

[brucesieg]

going to costco to buy a boston butt today, i need a little assistance with it. i never tried it before and need to be walked thru the process. i need to know correct temps, what i spray it with while it cooks and if i should foil it or not. also, i am using a kettle so obviosly temps may be a little higher. i have rubs i just got in from hawgeyes site unless someone has a better idea . thanks

[roknrandy]

Go to ROADMAP and look at all the subjects that are listed there, Butts are among them. There are lots of good info there http://www.bandera-brethren.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=2695

[tommykendall]

Bruce is just trying to get his post count to 100 before next Friday. 14 to go - pump brother pump

[willkat98]

I would use some of that rub that came in that mystery box I understand you received last year.

[BrooklynQ]

Bruce

Temps should be the kettle, the WSM, a MOAB or even in your home oven. On a kettle, you'l have more trouble keeping them steady, but the range is the same. At least IMHO.

[willkat98]

you can peg a kettle, using 8-10 briquettes in the charcoal holders.

One of my best bb's was done in a kettle at around 235*

Plenty of prelighting coals on the turkey fryer mod.

[jsmoker]

Honestly, higher temps have not hurt butts I've done in the past. Once when I first tried a butt on an ECB with no mods I couldn't get the temp of the ECB above 180 degrees. After 6 hours of fighting it the coal pan was full of ash and wouldn't take one more piece of charcoal. I was so ticked off I wrapped the butt in foil and stuck it on the gas weber on medium. Chamber temps were probably in the 325-350 range and took the meat temps from ~125 to 190 in about 45 minutes. Wasn't quite as easy to pull as butts I've done since 100% on the BSKD, but it wasn't too bad at all.

I wouldn't advocate this method of Q'ing on a regular basis, but like I say, higher temps in the kettle shouldn't have any adverse action on your Q.

[brdbbq]

you can peg a kettle, using 8-10 briquettes in the charcoal holders.

One of my best bb's was done in a kettle at around 235*


8-10 per side got you 235 * ?

[brucesieg]

i actually attempted a butt once before and it went well until i got too drunk and fell asleep around 5am, ruined it all, next morning i salvaged a little for a few sandwiches. haven't tried since. thanks for the advice will start it 7 am tomorrow. will throw some nutmeg in the rub and spray with cherry apple juice. only 13 to go tommy

[willkat98]

you can peg a kettle, using 8-10 briquettes in the charcoal holders.

One of my best bb's was done in a kettle at around 235*


8-10 per side got you 235 * ?

8-10, one side, with 2-3 chunks of hickory (fully light and flaming)

Each briquette = 20*, then the rest is hickory heat,

granted, in 2 hours when you add 8-10 more, you really have like 15 worth.

And I guess I dont have a true charcoal basket. I offset by piling up on one side

[brucesieg]

i just prepped the butt i bought from the local butcher 7 lbs with bone in about 20.00. i put mustard all over it then i applied nutmeg mixed with bad byrons butt rub. i foiled it up put it in the fridge to start 7am. i also bought a new temp gauge a redi check roast alert 3 to use in my new venture. thanks for any more advice

[willkat98]

i put mustard all over it

my condolences on your loss

[parrothead]

i put mustard all over it

my condolences on your loss

Too farking funny!!!!!!!!!

[Ron_L]

I saw the biggest butt I've ever seen at Sam's today... When she moved aside :) , I found a 13+ lb butt in the meat case! $1.49/lb. I should have bought it, but I have two in the freezer already...

[tommykendall]

8-10 per side got you 235 * ?


you bet that lil dink it did. WSM is the machine.


it went well until i got too drunk and fell asleep around 5am


as I said last Bash - no one can keep up you NY'ers when it comes to dinkin' (oops missed the 'r')


I saw the biggest butt I've ever seen at Sam's today


LFMAO thanks

[brucesieg]

i actually remember us nyers staying awake and some of you non nyers wasted and out by 9pm.

[brucesieg]

butt went on about 10 am been spraying with cherry juice apple juice combo and have bourbon in another sprayer. using briquettes and hickory pieces 8-10 each side. i farked up my new temp gaugue have to go buy a new one. i will keep in touch.

[brucesieg]

i am at about 165 3-4 hours in. im still spraying with the apple-cherry combo and occasionally with some bourbon.

[BigAl]

So how was it?

[brucesieg]

i tell you i was pretyy proud of myself. it was 9 and a half hours when it reached 220, stuck it in a cooler and drove an hour to my buddys house.
by the time i got there it was perfect. that bad byrons butt rub was excellent. and the cherry apple combo spray witha touch of bourbon worked well(thanks poobah)

[BBQchef33]

I saw the biggest butt I've ever seen at Sam's today... When she moved aside :) , I found a 13+ lb butt in the meat case! $1.49/lb. I should have bought it, but I have two in the freezer already...


i would venture to say that was 2 butts in there. 6 and a 7 lber, or somethign like that. I won a bet with TK about that a while back.

[Neil]

I saw the biggest butt I've ever seen at Sam's today... When she moved aside :) , I found a 13+ lb butt in the meat case! $1.49/lb. I should have bought it, but I have two in the freezer already...


i would venture to say that was 2 butts in there. 6 and a 7 lber, or somethign like that. I won a bet with TK about that a while back.

That is the only way Sam's sells butts, two per cryopack. If you have room or are going to do a large cook, buy them by the case. Last week I paid $1.21/lb. at Sam's for a case of butts. Total weight was just over 75 pounds, 5-double butt cryopacks per case. Price on one double butt cryopack was $1.46/lb.

[tommykendall]

I won a bet with TK about that a while back.


Yeah and you never paid up... :wink:

[Ron_L]

i would venture to say that was 2 butts in there. 6 and a 7 lber, or somethign like that. I won a bet with TK about that a while back.

Coulda been... (how's that for mangling our language...) I didn't fondle it too much... People were looking... :shock: