I rode it out and the butt finished in 9.5 hours. This seems to long for a 6 pound butt. Funny thing is I went out to check the probe at around 10 pm and the probe read 186IT. My next check at around 10:45 the probe read 230 IT. I can't imagine the temp rose that quickly, could it? I let the meat rest for 30 minutes and pulled the meat. The meat had a great bark but seemed a bit dry. Not much fat at all left on the meat. How moist is pulled pork supposed to be?
9.5 hours for 6LBS does seem a bit long and hitting 230 IT supports it was a tad too long. I would bet had you caught it around 200-205 it would have been quite moist. But hey, you successfully cooked it and it was good, right?I rode it out and the butt finished in 9.5 hours. This seems to long for a 6 pound butt. Funny thing is I went out to check the probe at around 10 pm and the probe read 186IT. My next check at around 10:45 the probe read 230 IT. I can't imagine the temp rose that quickly, could it? I let the meat rest for 30 minutes and pulled the meat. The meat had a great bark but seemed a bit dry. Not much fat at all left on the meat. How moist is pulled pork supposed to be?