Apple juice brined pork butt

[stout]

just put a 9 lb pork but in the brine.. simply apple apple juice salt brown sugar water cloves a little cinnamon little lemon juice a few pepper corns

their juice is somewhere between cider and juice.. gonna put rub on it tomorrow in the morning and put it in the smoker in the evening for over night..

and what with timing being everything.. brand new bear claws just showed up in the mail

 

[Grampy]

I have used just plain apple juice many times in the past and it always turns out great.

 

[stout]

I have used just plain apple juice many times in the past and it always turns out great.

that would up the easy factor.. i'll try it next time around

 

[JustChillin]

I have used a similar brine with Salmon in the past before going to a dry brine and it worked well.

 

[stout]

decided to double duty that brine

just put the rub on the pork butt

i made over a gallon of brine .. instead of letting it go to waste i decided to put 10 pounds of chicken quarters in it .. i'll toss them in the smoker after the pork is done... with some sugar maple wood

 

[stout]

I have used a similar brine with Salmon in the past before going to a dry brine and it worked well.

i'll have to remember that

 

[Meatball]

I have been using Martinellis brand apple juice and cider for years with great results. Great on both chicken and pork and works very well as a spray for ribs when needed.

 

[SuperDave]

Is your brine costing as much as your meat?

 

[Meatball]

Is your brine costing as much as your meat?

Not even close ...

 

[stout]

the pork was great with a good bit of leftovers to keep everyone happy

i do think next time i will inject some straight apple juice and score the fat cap (never tried that before) so the rub gets in a little better

 

[jcboxlot]

Who's bold enough to try a butt w out brine?  Put the blinders on and taste test.