jimbo1102 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 This is my first err, butt. 12 lbs of pork shoulder. I applied the dry rub 24 hours ago as well as starting soaking wood chips in apple juice and water. Using my new Stoker i brought the KK up to 220. Just before throwing the pork in I reapplied the dry rub. She's a beaut. Now I sit back and wait. Every hour til bedtime she'll get mopped. She's coming off tomorrow AM and going to work with me where myself and a few close coworkers will devour it.
leejp Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Re: First Pork Butt Now I sit back and wait. Every hour til bedtime she'll get mopped. Save yourself the trouble... No need to mop. Let the KK do the work. With very little airflow going through the cooker, the moisture will stay in the cooker. You're probably losing more moisture by opening up the cooker every hour vs letting it be. If you're looking, you're not cooking.
Firemonkey Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Looking tasty! Mopping every hour Thats alot of mopping for a KK cook. That kind of attention may be required on a steel cooker, but with ceramics, it not necessary to be that attentive. Generally speaking, the fewer times you open the cooker, the better. One of the hardest things to learn when you move to ceramics is the old saying..."if you are looking, you arent cooking!" If you really feel the need to mop...I would recommend doing it only once or twice. Maybe at about 6 hours, and another at about 12 hours.
Firemonkey Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Leejp, great minds must think alike It looks like you might type faster than I do, though!
leejp Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 Leejp' date=' great minds must think alike It looks like you might type faster than I do, though![/quote'] Lazy minds think alike too...
DavidS Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 Agree: No need to mop or brine a shoulder or butt. Just sit back and tip a few. Then get a good nights sleep and take off when done in the morning.
jimbo1102 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Posted August 9, 2007 Firemonkey- Clermont isn't that far away. We need to compare notes sometime, especially if you have more experience. Lesson learned: mop less and drink more. I can do that.
Firemonkey Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 Lesson learned: mop less and drink more. I can do that. We'll get along just fine Not far away at all - let me know when you are over this way! So how did that butt turn out? How many hours did it take? Wheres the "after" pics?
jimbo1102 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Posted August 9, 2007 I didn't do a finished product shot due to the morning rush to get out the door. I could shoot a pic of my distended belly. So the smoke in N FL isn't all from wildfires I guess?
Sanny Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 ...I could shoot a pic of my distended belly. Oooh, so THAT's what is in the little black pouch in your avatar. I wondered.
trish Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 ...I could shoot a pic of my distended belly. Oooh, so THAT's what is in the little black pouch in your avatar. I wondered.
