First pork butt smoke.

Mikhail

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Nice 8 lb butt, a couple racks of ribs. This is the first time I have gotten up in the dark to start the process. It's fun..feels somehow clandestine.
 
Ribs after about 5 hours. Nice bark.

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Usually don't wrap them in foil, but it looked like they were going to get a little dry if I did not. Two more hours in foil and the 'test ribs' were perfect.
 
7 hour baby backs, dang...

Glad it all turned out to your liking, many more cooks to come I bet.
 
Butt...it is still stalled at 12 hours, so in the foil and the oven it goes.

Fun day. Time for a beer. I thank you all for sharing the journey.
 
And the ribs as they are about to hit the grill for warming up. Pretty respectable smoke ring. Taste great. I like a fairly heavy smoke.



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At 14 hours total I took it out of the oven at 205F. Nicely done, but the bark was not as crisp as I would have liked. Oh well. next time I will cook it a little higher to shorten the time, maybe 275-300.


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And after a little resting it almost pulled itself apart. The bone slid right out and I was able to decimate it with a fork in about 5 minutes. All in all not bad for a first effort. The smoke flavor is very good.



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Great job on both, looks delicious!!
 
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