First Butt on the UDS... and it wasn't Mine

Thursday was an early, 5 o'clock kinda morning as we decided to cook our first Butt on our shiny new UDS for my father's birthday supper. I can only take credit for the homemade rub, and preparation... my girlfriend actually monitored the all day cook (10.5 hrs) while I went to work...

Started with an 8.5# Butt from the local packer.


Rubbed it down, re-bagged it and back into the fridge till morning.


5:00am with a wicked thunderstorm going on... neighbors off to work and I'm firing-up the UDS...


Out of the fridge and into the smoke...


Pulled it at about 190F, probe tender... "like a knife in butter."


Again, since I spent all day at work... all credit goes to my GF, she did a great job and didn't panic when the Butt hit the "Stall" during cooking. :wink:

Thanks guys... my GF thanks you too...

ebijack said:

Very nice! So has she taken ownership of the UDS and you have to build your own now? :biggrin1:

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Not as of yet... a little worried that the request may come in for a 2nd UDS... in pink... with some bedazzles maybe..? :laugh:

On the bright side... it's still a 2nd UDS I wouldn't need to ask for...