First Butt Cook on new WSM 14.5 in Photos

[AMumma]

The lighting of the coals:

Pre-Rubbed Butt:

Butt after Trim and Rub:

I know I'm not supposed to open it, but my mother wanted to see it. This is about 3.5 hours in:

Had to move the smoker under an awning because it started raining. We just hit 165 internal:

Pork after it came off, before being foiled and put in the cooler:

Sauce of choice:

Let the shredding begin!:

Pretty much all shredded:

Dinner is served:

 

[Larry D.]

First butt? I'd say you got that just about right.

 

[timothy]

Great lookin cook, the pics say it all!

Tim

 

[ChuckO]

That butt is as good as it gets, you knocked it out of the park. Congrats!

 

[AMumma]

Thanks folks! It was really delicious. Just so tender and juicy. It was actually really nice to have something like that to focus on all day, too. Made for an incredibly relaxing day. We went for a walk at one point and we could smell it four houses down.

 

[glen jones]

Nice butt right there !!!

 

[TOM BAUER]

Bet mom liked the end result!! Butt looks perfect.

 

[TonyUK]

Congrats AM. That looks spot on mate!

 

[Angie H.]

Nice bark on that pork, it looks awesome!

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Great bark and smoke ring on that moist pork!

 

[David L]

Nailed it! Looks great-nice bark, very moist, and it looked like that bone was ready to jump right out of there! Thanks for posting, David.

 

[AMumma]

Thanks everyone! It was incredible. I've been eating all-pork-everything with the leftovers this week. Had a sandwich on Sunday, some loose strands on Monday, pulled pork nachos today, and tomorrow I'll kill it with one last sandwich. Can't wait to smoke again soon, next up: ribs!

 

[Pat G]

Nice first cook AMumma, you nailed it.

 

[Chris in Mi]

Looks like the butt turned out awesome!!!

Approximately what size butt was that?

 

[Pat G]

Nice job on your first cook!

 

[Keith R]

Looks terrible. you shouldn't eat any more of it. Please freeze and send whatever is still left to me with dry ice immediately so that I can help dispose of the rest. Just a courtesy of mine. you are welcome in advance.

 

[Dave AA]

That pulled pork looks delicious! I just bought my "first" WSM (14.5), I'm going to buy an 18 or 22 down the road a bit. You said it took about 9 hours to cook. How big was it and How much fuel did you have to Use? Did you have to add briquettes during the cook?

 

[Drew Indy]

You set the bar too high for your second cook! Looks great.

 

[Jim Strickland]

I agree with Drew, you set the bar high for your 2nd cook! Great job!

 

[Bob Ivey]

Can't think of any more superlatives that have not already been said. You nailed it and did set a pretty high bar for future cooks. We are expecting great things from you in the future. Congrats on a great cook.