Slow Cooking on the Kettle - Pic Heavy Pulled Pork

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thunderdome

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Here is one of the other methods I've been using for slow cooking w/ the kettle. Just flipped over the Vortex chimney so the wide end is up, and it turns the kettle into an indirect cooker as well as acts as a deflector for the meat

The Setup
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2121.jpg.html

Charcoal loaded around it. Foil in the middle to catch drippings and block the air coming up the center
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2126.jpg.html

Threw some Pecan chunks on top
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2127.jpg.html

Lit a few briquettes to start it
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http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html

Boston Butt. Tried the 'Smoke On Wheels' Injection for this one
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2135.jpg.html

Butt loaded
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2145.jpg.html

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2148.jpg.html

The 'cleaner handle' is almost completely shut. Probably only open a 1/2 cm
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2154.jpg.html

Aiming for 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2156.jpg.html

Here it is about 2 hours into cook
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2167.jpg.html

Not a whole lot of charcoal consumed
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2170.jpg.html

Got good clean smoke going
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2179.jpg.html PART 2

Just over 3 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2181.jpg.html

The thermo and lid exhaust gets rotated opposite where the hot coals have snaked their way around
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2184.jpg.html

Almost to 4 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2190.jpg.html

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2203.jpg.html

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Not a whole lot stays lit to hold @ 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2219.jpg.html

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2221.jpg.html

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6 hour mark. Time to foil
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2237.jpg.html

Showing the coals
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2244.jpg.html

All done w/ a little to spare
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2269.jpg.html

All done. The Smoke On Wheels injection is great by the way
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2273.jpg.html

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2274.jpg.html
 
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I'm impressed. You get to the point where you're thinking, "Oh, joy, ANOTHER pork butt post. " But I'm glad I opened this one. I wonder if a deep pan could be used in place of the inverted cone, as I suspect most folks don't have a vortex cooker. This is about the most innovative way of using a kettle as a smoker I've seen. Hats off!
 
nice pork, the weber kettle is such a versatile cooker.  I love my weber.  I ve tried this method only i just placed charcoal around outside.  i like your idea to help hold coals to the outside

how long was the total cook?  What IT?  I ve been smoking all week and i did three butteye roasts on my weber using the smokenator and 2 boston butts on my charbroil silver.  The weber performs the same with little difference in different weather.  the off set is greatly effected by weather, especially high winds

 
 
I'm impressed. You get to the point where you're thinking, "Oh, joy, ANOTHER pork butt post. " But I'm glad I opened this one. I wonder if a deep pan could be used in place of the inverted cone, as I suspect most folks don't have a vortex cooker. This is about the most innovative way of using a kettle as a smoker I've seen. Hats off!
Thanks!
 
Looks great. I shouldn't browse the forums before lunch. You're making me hungry!
I'm in the same boat. 1 hour before lunch and I'm looking at all these posts
 
nice pork, the weber kettle is such a versatile cooker.  I love my weber.  I ve tried this method only i just placed charcoal around outside.  i like your idea to help hold coals to the outside

how long was the total cook?  What IT?  I ve been smoking all week and i did three butteye roasts on my weber using the smokenator and 2 boston butts on my charbroil silver.  The weber performs the same with little difference in different weather.  the off set is greatly effected by weather, especially high winds

Thanks! I took it to 165, foiled, then took off @ 195. It took about 7 hours to finish
 
I know how how good that butt is. That is a great way to cook. When you are watching every once in a while you can tell when a hunk of wood gets lit and the blue blue smoke starts coming out the vent.
 
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