I killed it - my butt that is...

unixadm · 06-21-2015, 10:19 PM

Meaning, I nailed it. This was my best butt yet! :)

I went to the new Smart and Final by my house yesterday to check it out. Hoping to find a brisket but for whatever reason, they never stock it in the Sacramento area stores. Anyhow I saw they had some decent looking butts, so I bought a nearly 8lb bone-in and decided to cook it today. I went a slightly different direction today since I always inject, but today I didn't. I also normally wrap at 165 or so, but today I didn't.

So what I ended up with was pretty dang tasty. I cooked it in my Ole Hickory CTO on Royal Oak lump. I only had about 15 minutes of propane left in the bottle but it was enough to get the smoker up to 240 degrees before it ran out. I didn't feel like changing the bottle and I normally run on 100% charcoal/wood with my comp switch anyhow. Cooking temp was 250 degrees and for smoking wood I used mostly cherry and oak with a couple small pieces of hickory and apple later in the cook. I burned through about 12 pounds of charcoal - the CTO on 100% charcoal/wood is a bit thirsty for fuel. Not very economical with a small load, but I have not used the CTO in a while so whatever.

I seasoned with SM Sweet Seduction and Season All - mixed about 2:1. I sprinkled some dried chopped onion on top, just cause I had a big bottle sitting on the counter and figured why not. Tossed it on the smoker at 8 AM, pulled off at 7 PM. Temp was about 200 degrees.

I placed it into a pan when it was around 160 degrees to catch the juices, plus I added some apple juice and rub into the pan. When I pulled it with my pork pulling tool, I added in a little ACV, more rub and all of the juices from the pan. Hit the drill, 10 seconds later I have awesomeness. I did remove some of the fat before I dropped it into the stock pot.

I ate some and placed the rest into Foodsaver bags for a rainy (or drought) day.

FattyMcFatty · 06-21-2015, 10:24 PM

Your butt is birifuls

Clay-b-que · 06-21-2015, 11:43 PM

Did you use some drill attachment to pull that?!? If so I am in!!!!

And where can I get one???

cowgirl · 06-21-2015, 11:47 PM

Love the looks of your bark!
Shoot, the whole thing looks fantastic.

unixadm · 06-22-2015, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clay-b-que

Did you use some drill attachment to pull that?!? If so I am in!!!!

And where can I get one???

Yup. I bought the attachment almost three years ago when I had a big batch of pork butts that I had to cook which I needed to pull. It worked great and saved me a ton of time. The tool plus a stainless stock pot is all you need.

http://www.porkpuller.com

Seefyre · 06-22-2015, 12:13 AM

Beautiful bark on your butt and I love that Ole' Hickory Pit!

BigBobBQ · 06-22-2015, 01:31 AM

great looking pork butt.

TheWolfePit · 06-22-2015, 03:22 AM

Love the pit, love your but and love your drill attachment....wow do I sound gay? LOL Great cook!!

IamMadMan · 06-22-2015, 05:24 AM

Great job....

LarryO1947 · 06-22-2015, 05:28 AM

Great cook!

Titch · 06-22-2015, 05:35 AM

Nice looking feed.
Your smoker Looks very interesting, any more Pictures of it?

cheez59 · 06-22-2015, 05:41 AM

The butt looks great and that pork puller is the trick.

Smoke Dawg · 06-22-2015, 06:06 AM

Looks Great - Yes more details on this Old Hickory!

Ribeye Republic · 06-22-2015, 09:11 AM

Very nice Butt (no homo). x2 on Ole HIckory details.

Royalslover · 06-22-2015, 09:50 AM

Love the pit, love your but and love your drill attachment....wow do I sound gay? LOL Great cook!!

LOL

06-21-2015, 10:19 PM	#1
unixadm Take a breath! Join Date: 09-20-12 Location: Elk Grove, CA	I killed it - my butt that is... Meaning, I nailed it. This was my best butt yet! :) I went to the new Smart and Final by my house yesterday to check it out. Hoping to find a brisket but for whatever reason, they never stock it in the Sacramento area stores. Anyhow I saw they had some decent looking butts, so I bought a nearly 8lb bone-in and decided to cook it today. I went a slightly different direction today since I always inject, but today I didn't. I also normally wrap at 165 or so, but today I didn't. So what I ended up with was pretty dang tasty. I cooked it in my Ole Hickory CTO on Royal Oak lump. I only had about 15 minutes of propane left in the bottle but it was enough to get the smoker up to 240 degrees before it ran out. I didn't feel like changing the bottle and I normally run on 100% charcoal/wood with my comp switch anyhow. Cooking temp was 250 degrees and for smoking wood I used mostly cherry and oak with a couple small pieces of hickory and apple later in the cook. I burned through about 12 pounds of charcoal - the CTO on 100% charcoal/wood is a bit thirsty for fuel. Not very economical with a small load, but I have not used the CTO in a while so whatever. I seasoned with SM Sweet Seduction and Season All - mixed about 2:1. I sprinkled some dried chopped onion on top, just cause I had a big bottle sitting on the counter and figured why not. Tossed it on the smoker at 8 AM, pulled off at 7 PM. Temp was about 200 degrees. I placed it into a pan when it was around 160 degrees to catch the juices, plus I added some apple juice and rub into the pan. When I pulled it with my pork pulling tool, I added in a little ACV, more rub and all of the juices from the pan. Hit the drill, 10 seconds later I have awesomeness. I did remove some of the fat before I dropped it into the stock pot. I ate some and placed the rest into Foodsaver bags for a rainy (or drought) day. __________________ Ole Hickory CTO & EL-ES, Southern Pride SP-1000, Traeger Timberline 1300 and other stuff...

06-21-2015, 10:24 PM	#2
FattyMcFatty Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Houston, Tx	Your butt is birifuls __________________ Kamado Joe Big Joe/Blackstone 36"/Blackstone Pizza Oven/24" x 50"Shirley Fab

06-21-2015, 11:43 PM	#3
Clay-b-que is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-18-14 Location: Denver, CO	Did you use some drill attachment to pull that?!? If so I am in!!!! And where can I get one??? __________________ "Franklinstein" (Franklin Clone), "Ugly Clay Smoker" (UDS)

06-21-2015, 11:47 PM	#4
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Love the looks of your bark! Shoot, the whole thing looks fantastic. __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

06-22-2015, 12:13 AM	#6
Seefyre Take a breath! Join Date: 12-17-12 Location: Southwest Florida Name/Nickname : Chris	Beautiful bark on your butt and I love that Ole' Hickory Pit! __________________ Weber 22 1/2" Kettle, Pellet fired Bandera

06-22-2015, 01:31 AM	#7
BigBobBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Live Oak, Florida	great looking pork butt. __________________ Char-Griller Akorn, Webber 22.5 grill, performer, UDS.

06-22-2015, 03:22 AM	#8
TheWolfePit is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-22-13 Location: Bealeton, Va	Love the pit, love your but and love your drill attachment....wow do I sound gay? LOL Great cook!! __________________ Larry Wolfe ---------------------------- [URL="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWolfePit"][B][COLOR="Red"][U]The Wolfe Pit[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL]

06-22-2015, 05:24 AM	#9
IamMadMan somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Pemberton, New Jersey	Great job....

06-22-2015, 05:28 AM	#10
LarryO1947 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-22-15 Location: Unadilla,NY	Great cook! __________________ [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Navy"][B] Kamado Akorn Modified Brinkmann Trailmaster Maverick ET-733 Redi Chek ThermoPop[/B][/COLOR][/FONT]

06-22-2015, 05:35 AM	#11
Titch somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 11-17-12 Location: South East Victoria Australia Name/Nickname : Titch :-)	Nice looking feed. Your smoker Looks very interesting, any more Pictures of it? __________________ Some people are like a Slinky-not really good for anything, but still , you can't help smiling when you shove them down the stairs.:becky:

06-22-2015, 05:41 AM	#12
cheez59 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-29-08 Location: LaFayette, GA	The butt looks great and that pork puller is the trick. __________________ Lone Star Grillz mini insulated cabinet.Lonestar Grillz 20x42 offset. Broil King Baron Gasser, Vortex and Slow & Sear Plus, Weber 26" Original Premium, Weber Smoky Joe, Cajun Fryer 8-1/2 & 4 Gallon, The Big Easy oil-less fryer, BBQ Guru CyberQ Cloud, BBQ Guru DigiQ DX2, Thermoworks Smoke, Maverick XR-50

06-22-2015, 06:06 AM	#13
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06-22-2015, 09:11 AM	#14
Ribeye Republic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-15-14 Location: Claremore, OK	Very nice Butt (no homo). x2 on Ole HIckory details. __________________ Hasty Bake Legacy - Big Black Hasty Bake Gourmet - Old Timer Hasty Bake Dixie Bell - Little Girl LSG Insulated Cabinet - Big Red

06-22-2015, 09:50 AM	#15
Royalslover Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-18-12 Location: Yoder KS	Love the pit, love your but and love your drill attachment....wow do I sound gay? LOL Great cook!! LOL