Smokin i read the archive on scoting a pork butt,and your comment,i was wondering by scoring are you not letting the juices drip out and take the chance of drying out the roast.
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Not sure about anyone else, but I only score mine about .500" or so on the top portion of the roast.
dave
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Harley,
I smoked two butts today and scored both of them.....I think the reason alot of people do this (myself included) is that it tends to open the surface a bit and lets you get a little more bark on the butt.
However, I was concerned at first about loosing moisture, but in the end you are still using a CS and as long as you dont score too deep..(I usually keep it at 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch deep) I think there is plenty of moisture left....dont forget to double wrap in foil and let rest for 1 to 2 hrs....very important
cookin-n-arkansas
I smoked two butts today and scored both of them.....I think the reason alot of people do this (myself included) is that it tends to open the surface a bit and lets you get a little more bark on the butt.
However, I was concerned at first about loosing moisture, but in the end you are still using a CS and as long as you dont score too deep..(I usually keep it at 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch deep) I think there is plenty of moisture left....dont forget to double wrap in foil and let rest for 1 to 2 hrs....very important
cookin-n-arkansas
i usually score with a big X on the bottom. also i stab the butts like a mad man all the way through! when i wrap with foil after smoking, i usually let them sit fat side up so the remaining juices will go back into the meat instead of sticking to the outside. stabbing just lets in more smoke and gets them done faster. sometimes as much as 2 hours faster.. course i dont know how these methods will work on a cookshack as i use a homemade smoker.
Harley,
Looks like you already have your answers. Personally, for me, butts have plenty of fat, so you're not going to loose much moisture, what you will get is more bark and certainly expose more meat to the smoke.
The CS is great for butts because it holds such high humidity.
I've even gone so far some times as to cut the really deep just to get more rub and smoke in. Butt...I also like to mop those to get more flavor inside.
Smokin'
Looks like you already have your answers. Personally, for me, butts have plenty of fat, so you're not going to loose much moisture, what you will get is more bark and certainly expose more meat to the smoke.
The CS is great for butts because it holds such high humidity.
I've even gone so far some times as to cut the really deep just to get more rub and smoke in. Butt...I also like to mop those to get more flavor inside.
Smokin'