cruzmisl Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Hi All, For years I've done my butts bare but I was curious if anyone foils their butts? Any ideas or tips? Just looking to try something different. Anyone care to share their prize winning recipe? Thanks! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducaticraig Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Re: Foil pork butt? I have cooked some butts on my KK and pellet grill and have enjoyed the outcome. There are some who love a good bark on their pork butt which you really won't get when you use foil. I add rub to the butt and inject it with some apple juice, salt, and brown sugar and then cook/smoke it at 225-250. When the internal temp reaches around 160 I pull it off the KK and foil. I add a small amount off apple juice to the butt, foil and place back on the KK until it reaches anywhere fom 195-205. From there let your butt rest in an igloo for 30 min up to a couple hours and your ready to pull your pork, add your finishing sauce and enjoy. This was a little 3 lb. pork butt which I felt was to small and a waste of time to cook. I like, at minimum, a 7 lb. butt to cook. Sorry I did not take any pictures of the butt before pulling. I don't have any prize winning recipe to share but I'm sure others can provide you with some more information. Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2 n67384 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzmisl Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Re: Foil pork butt? Well that's the thing. I don't want rubbery bark. The reason I ask is because I saw on pitmasters they foiled their ribs and brisket to minimize smoke application. I think it was 5hrs bare, 2hrs foiled then 1 hr bare again to crispen the bark but that was brisket and I'm guessing at the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Re: Foil pork butt? Well, let's just stipulate that restaurant pork butt is uniformly dreadful and overcooked. I've been to famous places in the south, and I'm holding my ground. One could do better starting from rope and bouillon cubes. That said, you need to discover what's done for you, without prejudice. What you've had before doesn't matter. In my opinion pork butt needs to be cooked a bit less, but doesn't need to be foiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Re: Foil pork butt? I cook my butt's for about 10 hours with a 12-14 lb. one. I cook it in a pan for about 7 hours then I foil it for a about 2 hours and then on cover it for about 1 hour. I have not had a bad one yet. The bark is always great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
