Jeff Rutledge
New member
Hello,
Often time lurked over the years, but only because I used to be only an occasional Q'er. I accomplished these occasional smokes using my Weber Kettle. My results (ribs, butts & turkey) were always pretty good, but this past memorial day I decided to get serious and talked the wife into letting me buy a WSM. My first smoke was a Butt and Ribs, and it turned out very good, not great but very good.
I did my second smoke (an over nighter) the July 4th weekend, where I smoked what I thought were two butts (purchased from different locations). Turns out that what I thought was butt #2, was in actuality a picnic (from the lower shoulder). My question to those in the know on this forum is do picnics typically finish dryer than butts, because even though I pulled both off with an internal temp of 195, the picnic ended up being much drier than I wanted. The Butt turned out fantastic.
If this is not typical and I experienced something most don't, then my second question is can a rib rub (in particular the KC Rib Rub from Smoke in Spice)cause the meat to be less moist than what one would expect?
I ended up using the rest of my rib rub on the picnic, that I had left over from my memorial day smoke. On the butt I used the recipe for the Renowned Mr. Brown, and again used what I had left over from my earlier smoke.
All I can say is I didn't like the picnic results at all, and unless I'm told otherwise, I think I'll stick to the butt from here on out.
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Oh and just so I can complete the picture, I made all my sauces & cole slaw from the Smoke & Spice book too. Vaunted Vinegar, Carolina Red (my favorite), and Struttin' Sauce (least favorite).
I'm looking forward to learning many new techniques on this forum and making sure I give my new investment it's proper due.
Often time lurked over the years, but only because I used to be only an occasional Q'er. I accomplished these occasional smokes using my Weber Kettle. My results (ribs, butts & turkey) were always pretty good, but this past memorial day I decided to get serious and talked the wife into letting me buy a WSM. My first smoke was a Butt and Ribs, and it turned out very good, not great but very good.
I did my second smoke (an over nighter) the July 4th weekend, where I smoked what I thought were two butts (purchased from different locations). Turns out that what I thought was butt #2, was in actuality a picnic (from the lower shoulder). My question to those in the know on this forum is do picnics typically finish dryer than butts, because even though I pulled both off with an internal temp of 195, the picnic ended up being much drier than I wanted. The Butt turned out fantastic.
If this is not typical and I experienced something most don't, then my second question is can a rib rub (in particular the KC Rib Rub from Smoke in Spice)cause the meat to be less moist than what one would expect?
I ended up using the rest of my rib rub on the picnic, that I had left over from my memorial day smoke. On the butt I used the recipe for the Renowned Mr. Brown, and again used what I had left over from my earlier smoke.
All I can say is I didn't like the picnic results at all, and unless I'm told otherwise, I think I'll stick to the butt from here on out.
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Oh and just so I can complete the picture, I made all my sauces & cole slaw from the Smoke & Spice book too. Vaunted Vinegar, Carolina Red (my favorite), and Struttin' Sauce (least favorite).
I'm looking forward to learning many new techniques on this forum and making sure I give my new investment it's proper due.
