Pork Butt today

[es1025]

Purchased a 7.48 lb boston butt from BJ's this am.

Butchered the butt and added some of Meathead's Memphis dust (recipe below, I'll add to rub section too.) and will let rest for an hour.

Rub Ingredients:
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup paprika
1/4 cup Morton's kosher salt
1/4 cup garlic powder
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons ground ginger powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 teaspoons rosemary powder (You will have to mortar the rosemary leaves)

The Plan:
Added 5.35 oz of cherry wood, chopped into 4 chunks.
Temp: 240
Foil after 5-6 hours (I know Divot, try no peeky)
Cooked in foil until IT of 200.
Rest one hour and then pull.

This will be for sunday dinner.

Here is the butt:

 

[DivotMaker]

That's a nice butt, Ed! ;D  Hey, if the foil thing works for you, stick with it!  I just like the chewy bark I get without it.  I'm doing baby backs today!

 

[swthorpe]

Looking good, Ed!  My mouth is already watering.... but alas, just ribs for me tomorrow.  I am getting antsy about doing another overnight smoke for pulled pork...

 

[es1025]

Here are the results:
8:25 minute cook time.  I let the beauty rest for almost two hours. 

I took a couple of bites and it tasted very good.

Will be having for dinner...

Here are some pictures:

 

[Paul Case Luca]

Wow. What a phenom. That looks really moist.

I tend to agree ... Whatever works for you is best!

There are times it's easier for me to foil the ribs to please my better half because she loves it very moist and falling apart... And I know others find that not textbook. Me, a barbarian, will consume anything!

 

[es1025]

I just had a sandwich.

Meat is incredibly moist and has a nice but not overpowering smoke profile.

I am very pleased.  I actually had a good bark on the meat. 

 

[DivotMaker]

Looks great, Ed!!  How was the Meathead rub, heat-wise and flavor?  Your cook time illustrates the elusive timing of the butt...just a little over an hour per pound!

And Steve...here's to Barbarism!

 

[es1025]

The rub was really good. No heat at all only thru the paprika. I really like the rub. I actually used vegetable oil as the binder for the rub. The bark was real nice. My wife who is not a big fan of smoke products, loved the pork. She said if was the best pork butt ever. Its funny I had go microwave some meat last night and the meat was so moist. I put on a potato roll with some Cole slaw and I went to heaven. I can't wait to try the rub on ribs.

 

[DivotMaker]

That settles it, Ed...I have to try the rub! ;D

 

[puddle jumper]

There are times it's easier for me to foil the ribs to please my better half because she loves it very moist and falling apart... And I know others find that not textbook. Me, a barbarian, will consume anything!

Ed that looks incredibly good,,,I'm going to have to give this a try also...

I'm with you Steve,
I like them fall off the bone !! We wright our own textbook!!
PJ