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2 Pork Shoulder questions
1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk o' pork
about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the 188F internal that I did with the beef brisket? 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider during the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is that to help develop a crust? -JasonW |
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2 Pork Shoulder questions
JasonW wrote:
> 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk o' pork > about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the 188F internal that > I did with the beef brisket? Do you want sliced pork or pulled pork? Pork is "done" at about 160° and that will be good for sliced pork. It you want pulled pork, you need to go to 195° to 200° to break down all the collagen and make the pork pullable. > > 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider during > the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is that to help > develop a crust? Every time you open the lid, you lose heat and make your cooking time longer. This also uses more fuel. I just use a dry rub, and if I want a darker crust, I add more (brown) sugar to the rub. IME, the fat and the rub makes the crust. Just drink the apple cider (hard cider is better). BOB > > -JasonW |
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JasonW wrote:
> 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk > o' pork about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the 188F > internal that I did with the beef brisket? > > 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider > during the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is > that to help develop a crust? > > -JasonW I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice here, but I suggest you read the faq http://www.bbq-porch.org/faq/default.asp, which will answer all your questions. It's the bible. Jack Curry |
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"Jack Curry" <Jack-Curry deletethis @cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
. com... > JasonW wrote: > > 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk > > o' pork about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the 188F > > internal that I did with the beef brisket? > > > > 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider > > during the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is > > that to help develop a crust? > > > > -JasonW > > I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice here, but I suggest you read the > faq http://www.bbq-porch.org/faq/default.asp, which will answer all your > questions. It's the bible. > Jack Curry > > > Thanks, I have already read it but didn't find a real consensus on the questions above. Some seem to swear by the spritzing/mopping, and others say to never lift the lid until it is done. I will probably go with the latter since I already rubbed the meat and let it sit for a few days in the fridge. The internal temps seem to vary as much as 35 degrees, depending on what you intend to do with the result (slice or pull). It can take a while to sort through the various recommendations to get at what you really want to know. -JasonW |
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JasonW wrote:
> "Jack Curry" <Jack-Curry deletethis @cfl.rr.com> wrote in message > . com... >> JasonW wrote: >>> 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk >>> o' pork about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the >>> 188F internal that I did with the beef brisket? >>> >>> 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider >>> during the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is >>> that to help develop a crust? >>> >>> -JasonW >> >> I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice here, but I suggest you >> read the faq http://www.bbq-porch.org/faq/default.asp, which will >> answer all your questions. It's the bible. >> Jack Curry >> >> >> > > Thanks, I have already read it but didn't find a real consensus on the > questions above. Some seem to swear by the spritzing/mopping, and > others say to never lift the lid until it is done. I will probably go > with the latter since I already rubbed the meat and let it sit for a > few days in the fridge. > > The internal temps seem to vary as much as 35 degrees, depending on > what you intend to do with the result (slice or pull). It can take a > while to sort through the various recommendations to get at what you > really want to know. > > -JasonW Here's my opinion, for whatever it's worth. Pork butts do not need basting, spritzing or anything other than a good steady 250-275° charcoal or wood generated fire. They're loaded with fat and baste themselves as they cook. The bark that develops is what makes them worth eating. As to temperature, 190° is the "magic" number for pulling, but some butts like a little more than that. Nuthin' wrong with going up to 200, since it's hard to dry a pork butt out. Check your butt at 190 by sticking a fork in it. The meat should be almost falling apart. Jack Curry Jack Curry |
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JasonW wrote:
> Thanks, I have already read it but didn't find a real consensus on the > questions above. Some seem to swear by the spritzing/mopping, and others say > to never lift the lid until it is done. Right. That's because it's a value judgement... it depends on what want. Do you want it to cook as fast as possible, or do you want to wait a little longer and get the possible benefits from mopping. That's for you to decide. -- Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com |
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"JasonW" > wrote in message news:XYyQb.112020$5V2.519452@attbi_s53... > 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk o' pork > about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the 188F internal that > I did with the beef brisket? > 188° may be OK, but for pulled pork you might want to go a little higher, 195 or so. > 2. Several websites talk about spritzing the meat with apple cider during > the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is that to help > develop a crust? > Don't bother with spritzing with anything. Every time you open the cover, your extending the cooking time. In the summer time may not be that big of a deal. But if you live in an area that gets cool in the winter, (under 40°) spending time spritzing you could be extending the cooking time by 20 minutes or more every time you open the cover. If you like some sauce on it, when its done put your sauce on and let it cook for another 10-15 minutes. Or when you pull the pork, can add sauce then too. Happy Q'en, BBQ > -JasonW > > > |
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Duwop wrote:
> BOB wrote: >> JasonW wrote: >>> 1. Internal temps are still a little confusing to me. I have a chunk >>> o' pork about the size of a football. Should I be aiming for the >>> 188F internal that >>> I did with the beef brisket? >> >> Do you want sliced pork or pulled pork? >> Pork is "done" at about 160° and that will be good for sliced pork. >> It you want pulled pork, you need to go to 195° to 200° to break down >> all the collagen and make the pork pullable. >> > Yup, got impatient on the last cook and took em off at 190, figgering them > sitting for an hour or two before being pulled would make up for it. Nope, > they pulled, but not very easily. I'm sticking with 195 or better from here > out. I'm mostly shooting for 200 in my most recent cooks. It pulls easier, and the juicy-ness is still there. I do crank up the temperature a little (maybe 300 or so) when internal starts moving again after the plateau (if there's any type of a deadline) Mostly, it's impatience. BOB > >>> the roasting and then after. What do y'all think of that? Is that to >>> help develop a crust? >> >> Every time you open the lid, you lose heat and make your cooking time >> longer. This also uses more fuel. I just use a dry rub, and if I >> want a darker crust, I add more (brown) sugar to the rub. IME, the >> fat and the rub makes the crust. Just drink the apple cider (hard >> cider is better). >> > I've been getting real good bark using wood logs, they can put out a lot of > smoke. That much smoke can overpower ribs or something smaller just gets > mixed into the inner meat on pulled pork. > > Dale > -- > |
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JasonW wrote:
> Thanks, I have already read it but didn't find a real consensus on the > questions above. Some seem to swear by the spritzing/mopping, and > others say to never lift the lid until it is done. I will probably go > with the latter since I already rubbed the meat and let it sit for a > few days in the fridge. > The internal temps seem to vary as much as 35 degrees, depending on > what you intend to do with the result (slice or pull). It can take a > while to sort through the various recommendations to get at what you > really want to know. I doubt you'll ever find concensus in the FAQ simply cuz there's more than way to get to a finished product the cook wants to achieve. It does, however, give you some parameters to work within and get good results as you narrow things down til you make it your way. -- -frohe Life is too short to be in a hurry |
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> Thanks, I have already read it but didn't find a real consensus on the
> questions above. Some seem to swear by the spritzing/mopping, and others say > to never lift the lid until it is done. I will probably go with the latter > since I already rubbed the meat and let it sit for a few days in the fridge. I did my first shoulder two weeks ago, we just finished off the meat yesterday. My theory was to do nothing to it the first time. No rub, nothing. I minimized the variables, so next time I know I need more smoke and a bit more cook time. It came out great, mild and great. -John O |
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John O wrote:
> I did my first shoulder two weeks ago, we just finished off the meat > yesterday. My theory was to do nothing to it the first time. No rub, > nothing. I minimized the variables, so next time I know I need more smoke > and a bit more cook time. This is the right approach, IMO. Master the basic recipe/technique first. Embellish later, one variable at a time if necessary. -- Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com |
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"frohe" > wrote in message
... > I doubt you'll ever find concensus in the FAQ simply cuz there's more than > way to get to a finished product the cook wants to achieve. It does, > however, give you some parameters to work within and get good results as you > narrow things down til you make it your way. > -- > -frohe > Life is too short to be in a hurry > > I ended up 8.5 hours on the country style "ribs" and 12 hours on the shoulder. Since the end product was nearly the same, I'll probably stick with the ribs in the future, just for the shorter time. Actually, if I don't go for the bark, smoking for an hour then finishing in the oven at 350 for 1.5 hours in foil gives me good tasting pulled pork...but then that wouldn't be Q now would it? -JasonW |
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JasonW wrote:
> I ended up 8.5 hours on the country style "ribs" and 12 hours on the > shoulder. Since the end product was nearly the same, I'll probably > stick with the ribs in the future, just for the shorter time. > Actually, if I don't go for the bark, smoking for an hour then > finishing in the oven at 350 for > 1.5 hours in foil gives me good tasting pulled pork...but then that > wouldn't be Q now would it? 8.5 hours for country ribs?? I grill those thangs. Everone has their own way of gettin to perfection, Jason. But cookin in the oven is not what I call BBQ. YMMV. -- -frohe Life is too short to be in a hurry |
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