60 pounds of pork butt to day q view along the way

[7outof10]

well here we go it is around 4:30 in the morning today and i got my smoker going i am doing 62 pounds of pork butt and i am doing it in 2 shifts and i will explain it as im going along so i will have lots of q view to day for ever one to enjoy

well here is the meat as i am letting it warm it at 3:00 in the morning





and this next one is the musterd used as a sticking agent





this one is letting the rub setting up




and this one is once i put the meat on .... and please note the 3rd shelf ......i left that one at the last place i smoked something so i made a shelf well all that is going hold is a tin pan to get the dripings but that is not in the pic here

 

[capt dan]

Looks good so far. I wish I was spending my day smokin too!

 

[richtee]

Nice! But...now I have prepped alot of meats... and maybe I'm missing something here... fill me in! A hammer, cresent wrench, batteries... ?

LOL!

 

[7outof10]

in case i need to kick some butt

 

[7outof10]

well i am 2 hours in and here are some pic ...i am have problums wiht my thermoter so i think the one on my smoker is working but i dont use it most of the time i use a remote one so i am kind of useing the hand test of 3 sceonds

but its working

but here are the pics

 

[waysideranch]

Looking great 7/10. Enjoy your day. Hope you have neighbors. Drove my neighbors nuts yesterday with an apple smoke.

 

[7outof10]

im using apple to i think it is the best with pork or chicken

 

[packplantpath]

I'm jealous. Wish I had the day off.

 

[7outof10]

the best part is i am being payed for this im makeing the meat for work .....for a party they are haveing so i got the best of both worlds

 

[ck311]

Man thats making me excited to start my weekend early glad I have friday off to start smoking

 

[vlap]

 

[bb53chevpro]

Looks like a great start. Looking forward to the rest of the progress and final pics. Keep us posted.

 

[pineywoods]

Looks mighty fine so far I'll be looking forward to updates today.

 

[7outof10]

well i am 4 hours in and here is what i got so far the meat is at 140











now look at all of this good stuff i got in the drip pan so far

 

[krusher]

you said it was 3 in the mornin right? was your wife asleep? If I did on the dinner table, I would be definately be glad I had an all day smoke ,,,so I could stay outside!

hope all goes well, happy eatin

 

[7outof10]

yes it was at 3 in the morning when i started ......and yes i think if she saw what i did in there she would kill me but ......its all clean now

 

[7outof10]

and im going to pull the butts at 160 to rap in foil and put in the oven and get the next load in there

 

[pineywoods]

Sorry to read your having such a tough work day

Its looking good

 

[7outof10]

ya it really is

 

[capt dan]

get them probes deeper into the meat. That last pic with the probe looked awefull shallow!