Finally! LOL
To hold over the guests we made abt's.
As said, pulled at 205 after 19hrs. It rested for 2 hrs in foil and towels in a cooler while the sides were finished.
Finished
Sliced
Meal: 3 cheese baked mac n cheese and roasted brussel sprouts.
Plate
So, It was fairly moist, but not as moist as I would have liked. It could almost pass the bend test but not quite at 1/4" slices. It pulled apart too easy. I did smoke this cap down.
Flavor was great. The neighbors said it was amazing.
I am thinking that it sat to long in the cooler for the temp it was removed from the smoker. Maybe I should have pulled it from the smoker sooner for the time it sat in the cooler?
If you read earlier, when I woke up the smoker was around 180. Could the 6 hrs overnight have played a role in the outcome?
I didn't want to wrap it on the smoker, but maybe that would have been the thing to do..
Whats your thoughts?
Next time the only thing I would do differently would be to pull sooner for the rest. Maybe try fat side up. I don't like to change more then one variable at a time though.
Don't get me wrong, it was tasty, but I would rate it about a 7.5/10
Thanks for looking,
John