Thought you might like to see my first attempt at smokin' a butt. It was hugely successful! It was an 8 1/2 lb butt, coated in mustard and my favorite dry rub and smoked for 15 1/2 hours. One chunk each of hickory and mesquite was all it took. At the end of 15 1/2 hours the internal temp was 193. Removed it from smoker, wrapped it in two layers of foil, 5-6 layers of newspaper and 1 large beach towel and placed in pre-heated Coleman cooler for an hour while the remainder of dinner was being prepared.
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When din-din was 10 minutes away I unwrapped the main course, took a quick pic and pulled it. Actually, it fell apart, the bone just lifted out clean, the rest came apart with a fork. Moist and flavorful beyond belief! Nothing I've ever had professionally prepared anywhere was any better. I'd stack this up against anybody's. Thanks, CookShack!
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