Two 8+lb butts = ?

[Jim Lampe]

Friday night, i seasoned two bone-in pork butts, one about 8.15 lbs the other 8.55 lbs....
seasoned with my go-to butt rub.



gott'em on the 22" WSM just after 6am Saturday mornin'...



after 10 hours, i added a coupla Hatch peppers with the meat temp at 191ºF




two hours later, i removed the butts after hitting my temp of 200ºF (12 hours total)
Wrapped both in foil, dropped into a cooler and then napped...
woke 6 hours later to pull at midnight.



tossed that into the fridge for another nap.
this morning, i vacuumed sealed the pulled pork into 1 pound packages...





End result: 7.8 pounds of pulled pork.
yep, not even 8 pounds of edible meat from those 2 butts...

Thanks for stoppin' by!

 

[Erik Tracy]

Nice pictures - thanks for sharing!

I did have to wipe some drool off the keyboard - those Hatch chiles look great.

None have shown up in the local markets. It's about that time - and I'm hankerin' to roast up a batch.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Looks terrific, start to finish Jim. You're well stocked for a while. Congrats also for the ability to get up at midnight and pull two 8 lb. butts.

 

[Brad Olson]

Nice! Since you lost over 50% of the initial weight, how full was the drip/water pan when they were done?

 

[Jim Lampe]

Looks terrific, start to finish Jim. You're well stocked for a while. Congrats also for the ability to get up at midnight and pull two 8 lb. butts.

actually, i smoked and packaged them for my neighbors... they allowed me access to my yard thru their properties while we had some construction going on... AND, i woke at midnight to go to bed, then realized I had pork to pull

Nice! Since you lost over 50% of the initial weight, how full was the drip/water pan when they were done?

dunno, din't look yet...

we replaced our old beat to dust shed... here are some BEFORE / AFTER photos.







...and this was our inspiration...

 

[JeffG]

Butts looking mighty tasty Jim and that shed now has doors a plenty...

 

[Brad Olson]

actually, i smoked and packaged them for my neighbors... they allowed me access to my yard thru their properties while we had some construction going on...

Good barbecue makes good neighbors!

And that's an awesome shed! What're the dimensions?

 

[BFletcher]

I'm just about bored with my... butt your go-to has brought enough inspiration to save this on my desktop. I'm trying it soon! Nice cook and nice way to shed.

 

[JimK]

Good looking PP, and nice upgrade on the shed!

 

[timothy]

I like the old C-Clamp on the old shed, I hope you saved it?
Butts look good, 50% seems about right but I never weigh them, just go by sight.

Tim

 

[Tony-Chicago]

C-clamp, pulled pork, and wow what an upgrade. 7.8 pounds, that's enough for 3 or 4 sandwiches

 

[Jim Lampe]

Thanks everyone!

And that's an awesome shed! What're the dimensions?

16' x 20'
7' to 9' ceiling

 

[Tony R]

Nicely done been a while since I smoked some pulled pork. Need to do it soon