Any truth to this

devious · Jul 6, 2010

I smoked 2 pork butts this weekend for the 4th, and while im pulling the pork my close friend says to me. If we didnt put rub on the meats we smoke we wouldnt get the smoke ring. any truth to that?

keith

chambersuac · Jul 6, 2010

from what I understand, it is. There have been a few really good posts on the topic in the last year - I can't tell ya exactly, but it isn't really the smoke, but the heat causing a reaction with a chemical or chemicals in the rub. I'm sure someone will post a better explanation.

chambersuac · Jul 6, 2010

Thirdeye posted a great post about this in this thread:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85229&highlight=smoke+ring

I was wrong, it IS the smoke, not the heat...oh well, just read the post by ThirdEye - he's the expert

Mister Bob · Jul 6, 2010

None whatsoever! The smoke ring is caused by the nitrates created by burning wood. This will even happen with a very clean burning fire with no visible smoke at all. A 'smoke' ring also can be artificially created using Morton's Tender Quick or some other tenderizer containing nitrates.

chambersuac · Jul 6, 2010

Like I said, there's NO truth in it at all

Told ya more knowledgeable folk would chime in.

devious · Jul 6, 2010

third eyes post clears it up thanks guys

1FUNVET · Jul 6, 2010

No truth at all.

Ron_L · Jul 6, 2010

Here's a fatty with no rub at all. The smoke ring is clearly visible.

Chipper · Jul 6, 2010

I did a brisket last week and forgot to put rub on it until after 5 hours on the smoker. The ring was very pronounced, so there you go.

maxwell7 · Jul 6, 2010

Thirdeye must be the Alton Brown of the bbq forum. I hope I didn't just insult him!:doh:

TN_BBQ · Jul 6, 2010

what you should have done with your two butts is an experiment (one with rub and one without rub).

BluesDaddy · Jul 7, 2010

devious said:
I smoked 2 pork butts this weekend for the 4th, and while im pulling the pork my close friend says to me. If we didnt put rub on the meats we smoke we wouldnt get the smoke ring. any truth to that?

keith

Maybe you're buddy confused smoke ring with bark. The sugars in the rub help promote a nice bark, which you will not get nearly as well without a rub with some type of sugars.

Rookie'48 · Jul 7, 2010

Take a pork butt right out of the fridge & put it on the smoker with no rub - you'll get a very pronounced smoke ring.

Grinder10 · Jul 7, 2010

Rookie'48 said:
Take a pork butt right out of the fridge & put it on the smoker with no rub - you'll get a very pronounced smoke ring.

And zero bark.

Any truth to this

devious

is one Smokin' Farker

chambersuac

somebody shut me the fark up.

chambersuac

somebody shut me the fark up.

Mister Bob

Babbling Farker

chambersuac

somebody shut me the fark up.

devious

is one Smokin' Farker

1FUNVET

Babbling Farker

Ron_L

Administrator

Chipper

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maxwell7

Full Fledged Farker

TN_BBQ

is Blowin Smoke!

BluesDaddy

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Rookie'48

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Grinder10

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