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Old 09-06-2007, 11:45 AM   #1
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I always rub my meat the night before ( ) the q. But when is the best time to inject. I had about a 9lb butt, I figured if I inject hours before, most would leak out. I did it about and hour before hand and it seemed to work well but I have nothing to compare it to.

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Old 09-06-2007, 12:23 PM   #2
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I inject the night before...here's my routine for butts:

Inject the meat while it is still cryovaced
Remove meat from cryovac & trim fat
apply rub
put in plastic garbage bag
put in refrigerator overnight
in the am start smoker
remove meat from fridge
apply more rub
put in smoker
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Old 09-06-2007, 04:46 PM   #3
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I inject my buttts at the same time I rubb them. I inject in as few holes as I can and as many different directions with in the same hole as I can with out pushing through the other side.
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Old 09-06-2007, 04:56 PM   #4
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Since I am pretty busy I will usually inject a couple hours before I cook them. Ideally I would inject the night before in cryovac, but it always seems I have a big function going on which keeps me busy til the next morning.
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Old 09-06-2007, 05:41 PM   #5
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I inject the night before if time permits. I have been puttin my meat in 2.5-3 gallon bucket. I get them from a costco bakery. Their pie filling comes in it. They fit in the fridge real good.
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Old 09-06-2007, 05:43 PM   #6
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I always rub my meat the night before ( ) the q. But when is the best time to inject. I had about a 9lb butt, I figured if I inject hours before, most would leak out. I did it about and hour before hand and it seemed to work well but I have nothing to compare it to.

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If you rub your butts the night before just make sure there is very little or no salt in the rub or you will be blessed with very dry meat. You will find that alot of the Pro's season or inject the meat just before it goes in the pit. Injection is used in lieu of marinating when there is not enough time for marinating. If you inject and let the meat sit over night why not simply marinate?
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Old 09-06-2007, 09:43 PM   #7
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I have injected the night before and and this past weekend I didn't have time to do the night before so I injected them an hour before going into the smoker. With all other variables being the same, I got a lot more compliments this time around on the taste and moisture of the pork.

Love the idea of injecting while still in the cryovac too. I always make such a mess when the liquid finds a way back out.
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Old 09-06-2007, 09:50 PM   #8
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I rub and inject right before I light my fire.
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Old 09-06-2007, 10:24 PM   #9
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I give the meat a heavy rub, inject one end of it (as much as it will take), slide that end into a 2 gallon zip-lock, inject the other end & seal it up. I do this the night before, usually Friday night, & let it rest in the fridge overnight. In the morning I take the bag out & let it set while I get the pit going. When I take it out of the baggie, I give it another rub down & leave it set until we are up to temp.
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Old 09-06-2007, 11:37 PM   #10
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I try to inject 3 or 4 hours before putting the meat on the pit. One of my Eggcookinbuddies talked to me about the advantages of giving briskets a second injection when they are in the plateau. I think it's a good idea, but I haven't tried it yet.
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Old 09-07-2007, 08:01 AM   #11
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I have gotten to where I inject the night before, pull it out of the firdge as I am getting the pit ready, rub just before it goes on.
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Old 09-07-2007, 11:00 AM   #12
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I inject and season just before putting meat in the pit. I get nice bark and moist flavorful meat.
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Old 09-07-2007, 11:57 AM   #13
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I rub and inject right before I light my fire.
Almost the same here. I start the fire and then inject. Usually done injecting and rubbing by the time the chimney is hot.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:13 PM   #14
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I always thought to rub the night before so it can "get into" the meat. Perhaps that's not best. Maybe I should inject first. Let me ask this... is the injection supposed to cause a reaction in the meat such as a protein type breakdown which helps for a more tender outcome, or is to actually have the physical liquid held in the meat during the q to make the meat tender and juicy. I think the two are very different. It also seems that much of the injection leaks out over the a few hours which why I pose the question.

Also, is better just to rub baby backs prior to putting them on? I've rubbing them and letting them sit overnight. Perhaps that's what's causing my ribs to be a bit tough.

I am very satisfied with my last pork butt. It was 100 times better than the first, but I'm wondering if it could be another 100 times better if I change up the rub and inject routine.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:30 PM   #15
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I also rub and inject the night before... which usually turns out to be about 4-5 hours before (I usually get up at 3 am so that we can have pulled pork for dinner around 6).
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