8/12/2018 – Removed silver skin then rubbed heavy with Stubb’s Hot Pork Rub 30 minutes before the cook. Put on the hot gas grill and seared for about 30 minutes total. There were black spots on the shiner areas. Throw … Continue reading
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Did not start this early as usual so raised the MES temp to 260 and let it roll. Butt was cleaned of a lot of fat and ended up in two thin slab, rubbed liberally with 5POGS. 1:00 PM – Put … Continue reading
7/3/2018 – This smoke went very different as the MES quit heating about 2 hours in. So moved it to the Weber Kettle to finish and it turned out very good. The butt and 3 small tasso pieces were rubbed … Continue reading
7/2/2018 – Dry-brined a 1-1/2″ thick Prime Steak from HEB 48 hours ago. This reverse sear turned out great largely due to a good Prime steak. Pulled from refer an hour ahead to warm a bit and to add a good … Continue reading
The butt turned out really good on salads and in sandwiches. The 5POGS makes a great bark and adds a touch of spice.
6/3/2018, Sunday – Both pieces of meat turned out good. The meat was moist likely due to the long dry brining. The combo rub of Jeff’s Texas Rub and 5POGS–different on each–added good flavor. Added more Jeff’s between the smoke … Continue reading
5/22/2018 – This cook produced the best flavored ribs I have made. The seasoning with 5POGS 24 hours before then before the foil and finishing in the oven is the best yet. The ACV-diluted Stubbs BBQ Sauce gave it the … Continue reading
5/12/2018, Sunday – Bought a fresh ~8 lb. Smithfield pork butt at HEB for $1.49/lb. No trimming was needed as the fat cap with thin and not even there in places. About 6 PM scored the thin fat cap into … Continue reading
This was an interesting experiment as it is our second smoke with a longer marinate in Frank’s ReHot Sauce and a 24-hour dry brine. It is worth trying again. Not as good as the first time we tried it but … Continue reading
This was our first smoked jerk seasoned pork and it turned out good. Even though it cooked to 265 it was tender when sliced thin and did not dry out that much. Definitely will try it again with the jerk seasoning. … Continue reading