Summer means smokers!

[Eric]

So we're having a fairly small get-together tomorrow, here; I thought I'd do some Boston butt. 
For a while now, I've been wanting to see just how much I could successfully smoke -- the most so far being around 15-16lbs, usually in small ~5lb cuts . I went to the butcher with the intention of buying 3-4 butts and hitting the 20lb mark. So naturally, when he brought out a 19lb vacuumed pack I went slightly mad and asked for another.  Now I have four ~9-10lb butts when one would have been more-than-enough.

My lovely wife just smiles and nods and thinks I'm slightly daft.  I wanted to give the neighbors about 5lbs anyway just to get to know them a bit better (I probably should have just invited them over).  And they can be frozen whole (or half) and heated up again later.  It really isn't much trouble to do some extra when compared to what it takes to do only two. 

BTW, free pork this weekend if you're in town.   

Edit: Ew, spelling.

[TinkTanker]

I get a kick out of when you post stuff like this. I really need to get the back patio cleaned up so I can get to the smoker and/or grill and do this my own self and stop living vicariously through your smoking/grilling.

[Eric]

Thanks for putting up with me, Tink! 

Pearl's mom said she wanted to get a smoker.  At first, I suggested a gas one, but later I suggested just using two-zone, indirect-heat smoking on their Weber propane grill.  If they can monitor their grill temp, from what I've read it'll do just fine; save the smoker for when (if) they get more serious. There's no doing 40lbs of butts on a small propane grill.   

[Spooky]

So we're having a fairly small get-together tomorrow, here; I thought I'd do some Boston butt.

What Boston butt may look like.

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[AdmiralDigby]

What Boston butt may look like.

[Pearl@32]

Meat in fridge by sara.demart, on Flickr


Hunk o' burning pork by sara.demart, on Flickr

[Eric]

Smallest butt came off at 16 hours, the next at about 18 and the last two at 19. 

After giving our neighbors one and sharing one with friends, we still have the two largest for leftovers.

[Eric]

I don't think I've ever eaten so much pulled pork in my life.

Pulled pork plate, hot pulled pork sandwiches, cold pulled pork sandwiches, pan-grilled BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, pulled pork salad, pulled pork burritos, pulled pork nachos -- that's-that's 'bout it.

Forrest Gump - Shrimps

[Eric]

I am cooking the beef brisket that never gets done. 

6lbs; had planned on 9 hours but already past that time.  I'll be lucky if at 12 hours I can put it in a crutch (wrap in aluminum foil + `1 cup of beer and put back in the smoker). 

The smoker's being fickle too; I think she's on strike.

[TinkTanker]

I was wondering how things were going in smokerland. Me, I still haven't got around to any this year. Of course, when it is hovering around 98 all damn day, the last thing I want to do is stand near something hotter.