How To Smoke A Pork Butt for Beginners | First Time Pulled Pork On A Smoker
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The goal of this video is to answer the question that I’m getting about 5-10 times per week from friends and friends of the channel of, “How do I smoke my first pork butt for pulled pork?”
In this video, I try to answer all of the questions people have asked me lately, so let me know in the comments if there’s something I forgot, and I’ll jump in and answer there.
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0:00 Introduction
0:52 The Recipe
2:41 The Rub
4:30 The Meat
6:49 The Trim
7:36 Should We Use A Binder?
8:55 Fat Cap Up Or Down?
11:00 How Will I Get The Right Color On The Bark?
13:00 3 Hour Check In Point/Spritzing The Pork
14:27 How To Schedule Check In Times
14:50 Why To Wrap A Pork Butt In Foil
16:45 Pulling The Pork Off The Grill at 150° Internal
17:25 How To Wrap A Pork Butt In Foil
18:55 Putting the Pork Back On The Grill Until It Hits 203° internal
20:20 Checking Internal Temperature With An Instant Read Thermometer
21:35 Letting the Pork Rest for 1 Hour Minimum
23:02 Pulling the Pork After The Rest Period
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Awesome looking pork my friend! 👊💪👊
I love doing the butter and brown sugar honey wrap halfway through. Absolutely incredible
I don't think the video said how long it took to get from 150-203 after wrapping. Did I miss that timeframe?
Others have trimmed out the lymph node. What are your thoughts on that.
Super nice guy. Great presentation. Thx.
We cook low and slow 175 about 15 hours bro2n sugar to get a great bark
This was a beautifully done video and inspired me with confidence. Balanced, measured and super positive. Thanks. The only channel I thought I needed was howtobbqright but now I clearly need two. 😊
Did you ever change the grill target temp from 250 degrees?
So how many hours in total? I counted 7 1/2
No
I was wondering about the bark from using just salt and pepper. Most videos I have watch wrap when the bark is at its desires condition. When you wrapped, it did not appear to have much bark. But, evidently did not interfere with taste. Just curious about that difference in rubs.
Fat cap UP on a pellet smoker. You already have a heat deflector on a pellet smoker, you want the cap to render DOWN on the meat.
Followed this with the exception using RubTown rub and it was the best easiest way smoke a Butt. Thank you for the video.
Best video on YouTube!Thank you 😊
Very informative with good context. Can you do a boneless pork shoulder video?
Good video, lots of good information here! A bit of advice, your shirt had a fair bit of noticeable dog or cat hair on it, which isn't appetizing and its not professional looking (2:56). If the guy making BBQ has hair all over his shirt, you can bet your getting hair in your BBQ. Next time try a clothes roller before shooting your videos.
Excellent video. I’ve been smoking butts for nearly 30 years, and I think my recipes and procedures have gotten far too complex. I’m going to fall back and give this a try.
can i still use pink butcher paper
After cooking the butt, what do I need to do to safe it for later to eat. (Few days). Leave in one piece or pull it apart. And how to warm it back up to be juicy. Thanks for help and great video
Thanks so much, I'm preparing my pork butt now and I'm about to smoke it on my new pellet grill.
Awesome video – just discovered your channel- question – why not leave the butt in the foil pan and just cover tightly with foil vs triple layer wrap – seems like the heavy foil bottom would be more durable / less likely to loose juice
Thanks
I have to say I think this is the best pork but vid I have seen, and I have watched a lot! Very informative, leaves a lot of customization options for you to make it your own way with keeping the basics at hand. Awesome job BBQ Lab! Well Done! Thank you!
How long on the smoker.
How long in the cooler.
Is it fat side down the whole smoke
WASHyourSister sauce.
It’s not Covid that wants us apart, it’s the government
the first 3 hours of cooking, you didnt mention how often you add wood chips and what temperature it should be at the first look at it or 3 hr mark…..thanks
Hello from Greece. About how many ours the hole procces🙂?
How long did the whole cook take?
After two attempts using this method, following is the conclusion. Yes it is beautiful, No it is nothing special, taste wise. It really is cooking hype to sell key clicks, temp probes, fancy designer salt from the Himalayas??, whatever Amazon will sell you. It is just average in results, if even that.