Injecting Pork for Pulled Pork

IamMadMan · 06-09-2021, 12:58 PM

Please bear with me, I do have a motive here, which might possibly be revealed in the near future. I'll let the thread play out for a while before taking the next step.

QUESTION:

Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork?

What is your favorite injection recipe?

What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork?

How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time?

What is your current injector?

Feel free to include a picture of your injector in the pork.

* * * If you prefer to not inject that is fine, a simple no, or no response at all is appropriate.

I'm not trying to be persuaded one way or the other. Just looking at How, Why, and What others do to inject.

thirdeye · 06-09-2021, 01:30 PM

QUESTION:

Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork?

Yes

What is your favorite injection recipe?

60% smoked pork broth (made from seasoned and smoked pork neck bones) + 40% Coca-Cola + Worcestershire. I don't object to adding some AmesPhos but usually don't.

What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork?

Flavor & Moisture

How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time?

The most is 10 to 15

What is your current injector?

SpitJack Magnum

sudsandswine · 06-09-2021, 01:39 PM

QUESTION:

Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork?

Yes

What is your favorite injection recipe?

I prefer to use either the "Chris Lilly" apple juice based injection, or Oakridge BBQ Gamechanger injection

What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork?

Moisture retention, added flavor (I think some parts of the Boston butt can be kind of bland when using commodity pork), and I think there's a slight texture improvement

How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time?

However many I am cooking, I've done 1 and I've done 15 at a time

What is your current injector?

Pro Shot Injector II

Feel free to include a picture of your injector in the pork.

1Gradymaci · 06-09-2021, 01:43 PM

OXO Injector with Dale Sauce..Then my Rub..

frognot · 06-09-2021, 02:04 PM

Inject with 50:50 apple juice and apple cider vinegar with some rub added.

Extra juciness and flavor.

60 cc syringe with injector needle from Amazon

Never cooked more than two butts, usually just one.

mcyork28 · 06-09-2021, 02:23 PM

I inject pork butt with a mix of apple juice and water mixed with salt and whatever bbq rub I have on hand.

My main goal of injecting pork butt is to add flavor. Usually only cook one at a time.

JAKs Q & brew · 06-09-2021, 02:40 PM

Yes, with a mix of apple juice and apple cider vinegar with a dash of soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.

I feel it ups the overall flavor profile with some added umammi.

ronbrad62 · 06-09-2021, 02:42 PM

I mainly inject at competitions because I have gotten feedback from the judges on comment cards that my pork had no flavor, when I didn't. I rarely inject at home, unless I am doing a comp practice. I use a standard injector that you can pick up at the grocery store.

gtr · 06-09-2021, 03:03 PM

Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork?

Yes

What is your favorite injection recipe?

Commercial - Sweet Brine 'o Mine (great stuff!)
DIY - Chris Lily's recipe with 1/2 salt

What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork?

Added flavor

How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time?

Have done from 1-14

What is your current injector?

Stainless steel injector

All that said, I don't find injecting to be 100% necessary, just a way to add some flavor.

Burnt at Both Endz · 06-09-2021, 03:07 PM

1.Yes
2. Peach nectar, mango nectar, apple juice....cayenne pepper, agave, hot sauce, powder mustard, salt
3. moisture and flavor
4. usually 2-3, but have done a case of them occasionally.
5. cheap plastic 40cc injector spayed with food silicone.

Dan-H · 06-09-2021, 03:28 PM

1. No, but I'm following this for ideas.
2.
3.
4. One butt on the BGE
5. a cheap plastic injector I've never used and don't remember where it came from

Whumpa · 06-09-2021, 03:47 PM

Yes I inject. I like plain old apple cider. I inject to add moisture and a bit of sweetness. My injector is just an old oversized metal syringe type injector that I have had for over 30 years.

Lighter-Fluid · 06-09-2021, 04:12 PM

Never have

CivilTrojan · 06-09-2021, 04:18 PM

One additional question I’d like to know is: how long before you put the pork butt in the smoker do you inject?

Hamdrew · 06-09-2021, 04:45 PM

Sometimes. Pineapple juice, cola or cherry cola, root beer. Diluted BBQ sauce. Hot sauce. Strawberry or cherry juice. Any combination of these.

@civiltrojan Preferably the night before, but at least a couple hours.

06-09-2021, 12:58 PM	#1
IamMadMan somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Pemberton, New Jersey	Injecting Pork for Pulled Pork Please bear with me, I do have a motive here, which might possibly be revealed in the near future. I'll let the thread play out for a while before taking the next step. QUESTION: Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork? What is your favorite injection recipe? What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork? How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time? What is your current injector? Feel free to include a picture of your injector in the pork. * * * If you prefer to not inject that is fine, a simple no, or no response at all is appropriate. I'm not trying to be persuaded one way or the other. Just looking at How, Why, and What others do to inject.

06-09-2021, 01:30 PM	#2
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	QUESTION: Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork? Yes What is your favorite injection recipe? 60% smoked pork broth (made from seasoned and smoked pork neck bones) + 40% Coca-Cola + Worcestershire. I don't object to adding some AmesPhos but usually don't. What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork? Flavor & Moisture How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time? The most is 10 to 15 What is your current injector? SpitJack Magnum __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *Barbecuist ~ Charcuterist ~ KCBS Master Judge & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal, SnS Deluxe Kettle Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity” ~ Abraham Lincoln

06-09-2021, 01:39 PM	#3
sudsandswine Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-23-12 Location: Kansas City	QUESTION: Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork? Yes What is your favorite injection recipe? I prefer to use either the "Chris Lilly" apple juice based injection, or Oakridge BBQ Gamechanger injection What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork? Moisture retention, added flavor (I think some parts of the Boston butt can be kind of bland when using commodity pork), and I think there's a slight texture improvement How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time? However many I am cooking, I've done 1 and I've done 15 at a time What is your current injector? Pro Shot Injector II Feel free to include a picture of your injector in the pork. __________________ Shirley Fab 250g trailer \| Primo XL kamado \| [COLOR="Red"]Red[/COLOR] Weber Limited Edition kettle + 26” kettle \| Clonesaker PDS (pretty drum smoker)

06-09-2021, 02:04 PM	#5
frognot somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 03-22-04 Location: Allen, Texas Name/Nickname : Charles	Inject with 50:50 apple juice and apple cider vinegar with some rub added. Extra juciness and flavor. 60 cc syringe with injector needle from Amazon Never cooked more than two butts, usually just one. __________________ The Texas BBQ Brethren 2024 Spring Bash Planning Thread (link) Large Big Green Egg "If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it." deguerre "Bludawg looks just like I thought he would. Frognot looks like Tuffy Stone's dad!" aawa " . . . which includes frognot, who is a SoCal Pharker by now" gtr

06-09-2021, 02:23 PM	#6
mcyork28 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-15-13 Location: West Linn, OR	I inject pork butt with a mix of apple juice and water mixed with salt and whatever bbq rub I have on hand. My main goal of injecting pork butt is to add flavor. Usually only cook one at a time. __________________ LSG 20x42 BPS Drum Blackstone 24 Weber Kettle Weber Genesis Weber Smokey Joe Passed on to a new home Tejas 2040 Deluxe Humphrey's Long Weekender

06-09-2021, 01:43 PM	#4
1Gradymaci On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-05-21 Location: Florida Name/Nickname : Jerry Adams	OXO Injector with Dale Sauce..Then my Rub..

06-09-2021, 02:40 PM	#7
JAKs Q & brew is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-29-13 Location: Los Angeles, CA Name/Nickname : Jonah	Yes, with a mix of apple juice and apple cider vinegar with a dash of soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. I feel it ups the overall flavor profile with some added umammi. __________________ LSG IVC Mini, Primo Oval XL, 30" Santa Maria Grill, Carson Rodizio, Humphrey's Pint

06-09-2021, 02:42 PM	#8
ronbrad62 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-16-16 Location: Johns Creek, Ga. Name/Nickname : Ron	I mainly inject at competitions because I have gotten feedback from the judges on comment cards that my pork had no flavor, when I didn't. I rarely inject at home, unless I am doing a comp practice. I use a standard injector that you can pick up at the grocery store. __________________ Ron Join us for the South East Bash in Lebanon, Tn. May 4, 2024 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...usp=drivesdk)] Bash planning thread here https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/s...d.php?t=305951
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06-09-2021, 03:03 PM	#9
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	Do you inject your pork when making pulled pork? Yes What is your favorite injection recipe? Commercial - Sweet Brine 'o Mine (great stuff!) DIY - Chris Lily's recipe with 1/2 salt What do you hope to achieve by injecting the pork? Added flavor How many Butts / Picnics do you inject at one time? Have done from 1-14 What is your current injector? Stainless steel injector All that said, I don't find injecting to be 100% necessary, just a way to add some flavor. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

06-09-2021, 03:07 PM	#10
Burnt at Both Endz Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-14-13 Location: freeman,mo Name/Nickname : Calvin	1.Yes 2. Peach nectar, mango nectar, apple juice....cayenne pepper, agave, hot sauce, powder mustard, salt 3. moisture and flavor 4. usually 2-3, but have done a case of them occasionally. 5. cheap plastic 40cc injector spayed with food silicone.

06-09-2021, 03:28 PM	#11
Dan-H Found some matches. Join Date: 07-05-09 Location: Eldorado County, CA	1. No, but I'm following this for ideas. 2. 3. 4. One butt on the BGE 5. a cheap plastic injector I've never used and don't remember where it came from __________________ Current: Genesis 1000\|Large BGE\|22" kettle\|Genesis E330 \| Weber Summit Kamado

06-09-2021, 03:47 PM	#12
Whumpa Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-29-20 Location: Kent Washington Name/Nickname : Charles	Yes I inject. I like plain old apple cider. I inject to add moisture and a bit of sweetness. My injector is just an old oversized metal syringe type injector that I have had for over 30 years.

06-09-2021, 04:12 PM	#13
Lighter-Fluid is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-26-14 Location: Sycamore, GA Name/Nickname : Bill	Never have __________________ Bill, BBQer since birth!

06-09-2021, 04:18 PM	#14
CivilTrojan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-18-20 Location: Los Angeles, CA Name/Nickname : Chad	One additional question I’d like to know is: how long before you put the pork butt in the smoker do you inject?

06-09-2021, 04:45 PM	#15
Hamdrew Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-18-21 Location: East St. Louis, IL Name/Nickname : Hamdrew	Sometimes. Pineapple juice, cola or cherry cola, root beer. Diluted BBQ sauce. Hot sauce. Strawberry or cherry juice. Any combination of these. @civiltrojan Preferably the night before, but at least a couple hours.