Two pork butts

[EdGs]

Going to (try to) smoke two pork butts in the morning. Both are 8 pounders.

Going on the son-in-laws barrel style grill. Got my charcoal snake set up, will light it at ~5:30 am, butts on at 6.

Am slightly nervous with the temp going to be 25° in the morning, but we will see. He didnt have any chips, but I brought some PB Competition Blend pellets to use on the charcoal snake for smoke. Fingers crossed.

Rubbed the butts with mustard and then Kinders Hickory Brown Sugar Rub. They're in the fridge on a tray waiting for the morning.

Stay tuned.

 

[EdGs]

Butts on the smoker at 6:40 ish.

 

[sparkyv]

Roll smoke!

I find smoking pork butts nearly a bulletproof activity.

Am slightly nervous with the temp going to be 25° in the morning, but we will see.

How long do you expect your snake to last? Have you done this before on this barrel?

 

[EdGs]

Roll smoke!

I find smoking pork butts nearly a bulletproof activity.




How long do you expect your snake to last? Have you done this before on this barrel?

When the SIL first got this grill in June, I made this snake, except continued it to the back and made it wider at the finish end.

This one burned for about 6 hours and held 225° ish by the candy thermometer in the stack. That was no water pan, no meat, just a burn.

The loin held the temp around 180° and it did get to 145°.

The current snake is double the length of this one.

Candy thermometer at exhaust stack is:

Butts have been on for an hour ish. Internal temps still in the mid 40s I had them on the shelf before I put them on and they got colder than in the fridge (like 34°). Should've kept them in the house until they went on.

Gonna let it roll, I can add charcoal to bump the heat, and finish them in the oven if they don't cooperate. Stay tuned:

 

[EdGs]

Butt temps are 96 and 76, just shy of 3 hours in, looks like gonna need some extra heat before i'm through. The snake is doing good.

Exhaust temp is at 220°.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Do you have a blanket you can throw on top of it?

 

[EdGs]

Do you have a blanket you can throw on top of it?

Really don't think it's gonna need it.

Butts are at 136° and 115°. Doing good so far. Tempted to swap them around, but the snake is burning closer to the 2nd one now, so it should start climbing more.

Once I hit the stall I will wrap the first one.

The snake is nearing the end and temp at exhaust is about 275, throttling the intake vent, it should hold heat for another hour or two.

 

[EdGs]

Hitting 150° and 132°, gonna wait about 15 min to see if at the stall (I think so, the 1st butt is sweating), my exhaust temp is 350° but the snake is burning at that end.

Ended up wrapping #1 temp went from 152° to 135°. Back up to 146°.

#2 is at 140°, so it will be wrapped shortly, then I will add charcoal for the journey to 200°. About 6 hours in now.

 

[EdGs]

2nd butt wrapped, charcoal added.

164° and 147°, on to 200°

 

[EdGs]

Exhaust temp 280°, butt #1 at 190°, butt #2 at 155°.

 

[EdGs]

Well, butt #1 hit 200°, but when I probed it, it wasn't quite tender and was 185° ish, so I moved the main probe and both butts were within 5° at that time.

It has been almost another hour, and they are 195° and 190°. Come on, 200°.

 

[EdGs]

Just came off and in the cooler. Almost 9 hr. cook. Fingers crossed.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Just came off and in the cooler. Almost 9 hr. cook. Fingers crossed.

Well it’s been awhile. How’s she lookin now?

 

[EdGs]

Lookin' like dinner is over, turned out excellent, but 1 butt would've been enough.

The leftovers will disappear soon enough.

Sorry, I forgot to take a pic of the shreds.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Looks delicious!
Great job