Quick ?

[cb4004]

doing a butt tomorrow. do i inject or just let it roll? interested in knowing what you all do with your butts. Thats a loaded ? keep it clean.

 

[ksace]

You will be fine with or without an injection. I rarely inject butts.

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

I've always done my butts dry.
Mainly because I don't have anything to inject them with. :shock:

 

[tb80]

Let it roll

 

[Stingerhook]

Keep rollin as is.

 

[71-South]

I've never injected pork. Smoke on...and keep it clean.

 

[ErikH]

I usually don't inject. I actually have two butts on the smoker now that are the first I have ever injected. This was at the request of my wife, who wanted my to follow the recipe in Chris Lilly's cookbook.

 

[Bludawg]

Rub it & smoke it

 

[DubfromGA]

I never inject.

I trim a good bit of fat off, too, prior to smoking.

I roll at 275 until it probes tender all over & then rest it for an hour or so, then pull it and hit with my vinegar sauce.

My family has put me on strict notice to not tamper with my pulled pork method. They want me to stay locked in to results I've been getting this past year or so.

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

My family has put me on strict notice to not tamper with my pulled pork method. They want me to stay locked in to results I've been getting this past year or so.

:laugh: You too huh? I guess that's the ultimate complement. :becky:

 

[Mike Y]

Looks like I go the other way. I always inject. I start with the basic Chris Lilly injection and add apple juice instead of water. I used to have some sour cherry syrup and would add a touch of that -- not much. I buy my butts in vacpacs and inject right through the plastic. Just inject from one side and don't poke through the other side. If I am injecting the day before I'll leave them in a cooler with ice. If I am smoking them the same day I try to give them at least an hour before I rub them down.

 

[popeye]

I brine my butts

 

[criffaaa1]

I inject a blend of cider vinegar, Apple juice and seasonings.

 

[SmokinFatties]

I dont inject my pork. Most times I don't even mop. Still turns out juicy and flavorful either way with good bark.

 

[morgaj1]

I mix a couple of tablespoonfuls of rub with apple juice and then inject the butt the night prior. I do this more to get rub and flavor to the internal meat than I do to add juiciness.

 

[captndan]

I don't eat at Lilly's house.

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

doing a butt tomorrow. do i inject or just let it roll? interested in knowing what you all do with your butts. Thats a loaded ? keep it clean.

Soooo......What did you end up doing, and how did it turn out?

 

[---k---]

Have you done a butt before? Have you used an injection before?

 

[Mahoney86]

Ive never injected my butts up until yesterday. Im not sure how I felt about it, not going to rule it out but the next cook I do I am going to do 2 butts again and do one injected and one not injected to see what is better. I only did the injection about 1.5hrs before I put them on the cooker so maybe that is why?