First go at pork butt

[IVuong]

Did Chris Lilly's Pork shoulder recipe with a shot of bourbon in the injection.

18.5 WSM
8lb bone in pork butt
Hickory and Apple chunks
Temp: 225-235
Total 13 hours
*no wrapping with foil or anything just let it smoke without bothering it

Not too bad for the first time.

 

[Rich G]

I'd say you did great, first time, or 20th!! Nice job......looks great!

Rich

 

[Michael C.]

Nice Bark!!! Great job!!! Looks great!!!!!

 

[Craig Alumbaugh]

Nice looking pulled pork with some good bark

 

[Wolgast]

Looks great to me! WD

 

[T Waite]

Nice! The perfect meteorite!

 

[JRAiona]

Looks like a winner. Great job.

 

[Charles H.]

Looks great.

I have one in my WSM right now that has been cooking overnight.
If it looks as good as yours does when I break it up I will be happy.
I used some apricot, hickory, and oak for this cook.
My temp was 237 1/2 hour ago, but I put a fattie in there and the temp jumped up to 260.
The butt is sitting at 190 so it still has a way to go before it gets tender.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Great looking first butt, you've got that cook figured out.

 

[Barb D]

Outstanding first butt cook, I'm sure you will be do more. It looks mighty tasty from the pic.

 

[Edison W]

Great looking shoulder!!! I use the same injection and think I may add a shot of bourbon to my next cook as well!!!

 

[Robert T]

Great bark. To me that's the best part! Glad your first one was so successful.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Great looking cook. PP looks delicious. Really like the bark. Liked your cooking method also.

 

[Luke P]

IVuong,

Looks great! Always love seeing success on the first attempt. You're probably hooked now!

 

[Jon K]

Great job, the pork looks moist and the bark looks fantastic!

 

[JimK]

Great first run! By the looks of it, you'll enjoy it enough to be at it again soon.

 

[Tommy B]

you look like an old pro! Nice job

 

[Zac_Callier]

Beautiful looking cook, keep up the great work!

 

[Steven Paul]

Nice job!
I'm hoping mine comes out looking that good!

 

[Jerome D.]

That's about as good as it gets for a first time pork butt. Phenomenal results!