Saw pork butts on sale at Aldi last night so bought a 7.5 pounder and decided to smoke it today. I set the Traeger for 225 degrees and seasoned the butt with The Squeal Pork Rub and put it on the smoker around 7:30 AM.
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| An hour into the cook. |
The pork butt hit 200 degrees at 2:40. It took a bit over seven hours to get to temperature. I removed it from the smoker and wrapped it in tin foil.
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| Pork butt after seven hours |
After an hour wrapped in foil, here is what it looked like:
I put on my rubber gloves and pulled it. It pulled apart very easily. Here's the finished product:
I put 2/3 of the meat in a ziplock bag and put it in the freezer to preserve it. I had a couple sandwiches and put the leftovers in the fridge to eat in the next couple of days. It turned out great!
I put on my rubber gloves and pulled it. It pulled apart very easily. Here's the finished product:
I put 2/3 of the meat in a ziplock bag and put it in the freezer to preserve it. I had a couple sandwiches and put the leftovers in the fridge to eat in the next couple of days. It turned out great!