Successfully Porky Excess!
The 35 lbs of boston button turned out near perfect! Juicy, smoky, and delicious. Accompanied by a wonderful homemade bbq sauce, some excellent microbrew, homemade biscuits and an amazing coleslaw with peanuts in it made for an ideal birthday meal!
My hacked up riser grill worked great.
Not surprisingly, the butts on the bottom level cooked a little bit faster than the ones on the top. I wouldn’t say they were overcooked, but they were not quite as moist as the ones on the upper level.
Interesting, too, given that I pulled the bottom butts out a few hours before the top. So, either sitting in tightly wrapped foil dried them out a bit or the top butts simply cooked at a slower, more appropriate, rate.
However, all four boston butts were absolutely delicious. They were hard to pull from the grill as they really wanted to simply fall apart. Incredibly juicy and yummy.
What looks like a hard crust in the photo at the left is actually very tender. Poking at it with a finger causes pork fat juices to ooze from the meat.
The next time I do this, I’m going to figure out some way to ensure that all the butts are cooked via indirect heat. I’m thinking of taking another grilling grid and cutting a pizza stone to cover most of it.
December 12th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Simply beautiful. Wish I’d been there to get the smell, too.
December 13th, 2006 at 10:58 am
Wow! You certainly know how to celebrate in style! That, as usual, looks amazing!
December 13th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Looks like a compelling argument against ever keeping Kosher.
-jcr
December 14th, 2006 at 6:37 am
Hey Son,
Glad u r eating well.
try this Smokee…get some fresh mozzarella, say, 3 or 4 1 pounders and smoke them for 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure u do not dry them out. u have to keep turning them. Then bring them with u when u visit us.
Papa Joe
September 7th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
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July 14th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Smoked mozzarella would definitely be a great add on to that delicious looking pork! If you enjoy the smokey flavor then you would definitely enjoy smoked mozzarella, especially if you get the hand stretched fresh mozzarella or stretch your own!