bought my first butt...help needed

[Offthehook]

Bone does wiggle but didnt come out. Beautiful bark. Earlier today i read about cross hatching and saw a couple of vids on "hot & fast" butt.....what is cross hatching?

If its what I'm thinking some People cut small squares in the meat. I've never tired. Maybe more bark or smoke.

 

[ButtBurner]

why dont you post some pics of your cooker.

I cant imagine using that much coal for one cook. Did you have to empty ashes during the cook?

I have never heard of cold burning charcoal. Something seems weird here.

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

Do you think he's got a bunch of air leaks?

 

[Noob]

why dont you post some pics of your cooker.

I cant imagine using that much coal for one cook. Did you have to empty ashes during the cook?

I have never heard of cold burning charcoal. Something seems weird here.

So this is my cooker on a normal day...facing east-to-west. But today, due to cold temps i had tp face north-to-south

 

[Ron_L]

At the 7 hour mark the IT was 180°F so i wrapped it and stuck it in the oven at 275°F and ill pull it when it reaches 195+ and putting in cooler w/ towels for at least 90 min+. it looks so good

It may be too late, but don't take it out of the oven at 195 unless it probes tender. Focusing on a specific internal temp will more than likely result in the butt nor being cooked properly. Cook it until the bone wiggles freely or your probe slides in easily in several places.

 

[Noob]

Do you think he's got a bunch of air leaks?

That may be the case...for cooks 1-3 i had a nice seal but i notice today that the door with leaking a lot more smoke them before. So I wrapped in foil paper the door seals.

 

[Noob]

It may be too late, but don't take it out of the oven at 195 unless it probes tender. Focusing on a specific internal temp will more than likely result in the butt nor being cooked properly. Cook it until the bone wiggles freely or your probe slides in easily in several places.

I did not try to pull the bone after the internal temperatures reach 195 degrees. I did try to probe it in several spots on top or below the bone and it went in like butter

 

[Noob]

Humm...wonder how much damage i did....30 min in the cooler, i opened it and was able to pull a bone so easy.

 

[Bluesman]

You did good, Pull it and EAT!

 

[ButtBurner]

That may be the case...for cooks 1-3 i had a nice seal but i notice today that the door with leaking a lot more smoke them before. So I wrapped in foil paper the door seals.

ahhhh I see the problem

its that 20 lb heat sink you have on your cooker door LOL

 

[Offthehook]

Should be seeing some pulled pork Any minute now!

 

[Offthehook]

So this is my cooker on a normal day...facing east-to-west. But today, due to cold temps i had tp face north-to-south

I wish I had a cooker like that!

 

[Bluesman]

Stop pulling your bone and get us some PR0N.............:shock:

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

.... i opened it and was able to pull a bone so easy.

"Ding" (that's the dinner bell). Time to eat.

 

[Offthehook]

The suspense

 

[Offthehook]

Anything??????

 

[Noob]

I am so upset....i fell asleep after having too much to drink. My wife pulled the pork she knows me too well and took a pic. I just ate 2 sandwhiches. It was the best ever!

 

[Ron_L]

Glad it came out well! How's your head?

 

[Bob in St. Louis]

"Too drunk to Q". :laugh:

Good job anyway, looks like you pulled it off.

 

[Offthehook]

Well that's how it goes sometimes lol