qnbiker
is Blowin Smoke!
Cooked a 10+lb butt for a gathering next weekend. It was a strange cook.
First, there was a 4 hour stall. Very unusual.
I cooked it at 250 and didn't foil. It was ready after 15 hrs, and when I grabbed it with my rubber gloves to take it off, liquid squirted out of it from several places. Never had that happen before.
As I pulled it, I noticed it was moister than any butt I've ever cooked. I also noticed that there was almost no fat left; there's usually a little. When I tasted it, it was OK, but I didn't have that, "Oh, yeah!" reaction I usually have.
Put it in the fridge late Monday and took it out this morning to freeze for the weekend. It was like someone had melted several pounds of pork fat and poured it over the meat. When it was in the freezer bags, the container I refrigerated it in was completely covered in grease.
I've cooked dozens of butts over the years and several have been this brand. I've never had a "greasy" butt before. It's OK, but the people who will be eating it this weekend always rave about my Q. I don't think they will be raving this time. I'm not looking forward to it. In fact, I'm thinking about smoking another butt Thursday.
First, there was a 4 hour stall. Very unusual.
I cooked it at 250 and didn't foil. It was ready after 15 hrs, and when I grabbed it with my rubber gloves to take it off, liquid squirted out of it from several places. Never had that happen before.
As I pulled it, I noticed it was moister than any butt I've ever cooked. I also noticed that there was almost no fat left; there's usually a little. When I tasted it, it was OK, but I didn't have that, "Oh, yeah!" reaction I usually have.
Put it in the fridge late Monday and took it out this morning to freeze for the weekend. It was like someone had melted several pounds of pork fat and poured it over the meat. When it was in the freezer bags, the container I refrigerated it in was completely covered in grease.
I've cooked dozens of butts over the years and several have been this brand. I've never had a "greasy" butt before. It's OK, but the people who will be eating it this weekend always rave about my Q. I don't think they will be raving this time. I'm not looking forward to it. In fact, I'm thinking about smoking another butt Thursday.