Pork Butt and Chicken

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Last time pork butt was a hit. Hoping to replicate it.

Start cook: 9am. Will throw the chicken on at 11am. Chicken is for tomorrow.
Stop cook: ~5pm
Dinner: 530pm

Wood: oak, hickory, live oak
Temp: 275F
Rub: 2 parts pepper, one part salt, a little of the following: paprika, onion powder, garlic powder
Pork Butt: 5.5 lbs
Chicken: 5.97 lbs
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852am

Just got done rubbing my butt...

Starting with wood on fire now

victim #1 rub applied with olive oil
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The pork butt will be done at around an IT of 205 or good bone wiggle. You just can't stop the cook at 5:00 and say it is done. It could be over cooked or undercooked just pulling it at a time.
Chicken will be a 1.5 - 2 hour smoke approx. pull white meat 165, thigh meat 175
 
Doog said:
The pork butt will be done at around an IT of 205 or good bone wiggle. You just can't stop the cook at 5:00 and say it is done. It could be over cooked or undercooked just pulling it at a time.
Chicken will be a 1.5 - 2 hour smoke approx. pull white meat 165, thigh meat 175
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Yessir. I appreciate the tip. I plan on pulling it at 5pm. Might not be that time but that's what I shoot for.

I wait until my bark is at the color I like and then I wrap her up. Put in the oven at 275 until tender enough for the bone to come out clean.

I put a start and projected end time to to get a history and good estimate of past cook.
 
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Had some trouble getting her up to temp.

Using pioneer wood from Lowe's. Burning good and clean but low heat. Tried the live oak from the father in law and that threw things for a loop. Don't think it's dry enough.

Tuning plates are off too. I cleaned the pit earlier and got the plates out of my normal position. Pit temp from end to end has a big difference.

Just got her stable and at 300 now.
 
Happy birthday to the little guy!

Butt looks good and so does the chicken. Quick question, have you tried to spatch a bird yet?!?

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PorkinButts82 said:
Happy birthday to the little guy!

Butt looks good and so does the chicken. Quick question, have you tried to spatch a bird yet?!?

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Thanks! I have not tried searching a bird. Ive done a lot of whole birds smoked but never spatched.
Do you recommend it?
 
Good luck, looking good. Spatchcock chix is family favorite now. Big pile of pulled chix a great magic trick. It disappears
 
SmokinBub said:
Thanks! I have not tried searching a bird. Ive done a lot of whole birds smoked but never spatched.
Do you recommend it?
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Spatched chickens are, IMO, the best way to eat a yard bird. Very easy to do and taste delicious.

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Pork butt came out pretty good. Last time was better with just hickory was preferred.

Next time:

More rub
Better crust
Cook at 275 - 300
Use hickory only.
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