This past Saturday I smoked a few butts for some friends in order to solve the debate, brine vs. injection. One was just rubbed (with Jeff's recipe), one was brined and the third was injected. The brine and injection were different solutions.
I favored the injected butt but the wife liked the brined better. We also had guests vote. After several beers, vote count got lost. But it was about 50/50 split. Though everyone agreed that it was better than the just rubbed one.
Here are some pics.
Injecting the meat.
The three picnic butts ready for the smoker. We got up at 2am, difficult as the day before was the 4th. They went on at 3am.
On the smoker.
This Bar-B-Chef is one of the best purchases I have ever made.
After about 12 hours on the smoker, we finished them off wrapped in foil in the oven.
Keep on smoking people.......
I favored the injected butt but the wife liked the brined better. We also had guests vote. After several beers, vote count got lost. But it was about 50/50 split. Though everyone agreed that it was better than the just rubbed one.
Here are some pics.
Injecting the meat.
The three picnic butts ready for the smoker. We got up at 2am, difficult as the day before was the 4th. They went on at 3am.
On the smoker.
This Bar-B-Chef is one of the best purchases I have ever made.
After about 12 hours on the smoker, we finished them off wrapped in foil in the oven.
Keep on smoking people.......