When and how to rub butts??

I could take this in SO MANY wrong directions...

I've never putt mustard on my butt. I believe the mustard just helps the rub to stick.

I've always rubbed in the afternoon, into the fridge, then on to the smoker that night.

After you've rubbed your butt and smoked it, do you pull your pork in public?

Don't discount cheap yellow mustard,as many find it useful on light bread and cheap bologna sandwiches.

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Originally posted by Tom:
Don't discount cheap yellow mustard,as many find it useful on light bread and cheap bologna sandwiches.

But, should I put it on my butt?

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But, should I put it on my butt?

only if you want to keep the ticks off .

Now, now, fellas...M.Angler asked a serious question of the forum and I think he deserves a serious answer.

I like to coat my butt with yellow mustard then apply heavy amounts of rub, then spank it real hard...yes, that's it, spank it hard...oh ya baby..., ahem...then wrap it in plastic and put it in the fridge overnight.

I don't know if it makes any difference, but I apply mustard to butts, ribs, and chuck roasts before applying rub. I think the rub sticks better when a light coat of mustard has been applied first.

The only difference I have ever found from putting mustard on a pork butt before the rub is that it raises the saltiness of the bark to my tastes. And while I like salty, it would be too salty for the majority of the public. So I just stick with straight rub on my pork butts.

BTW, I trim the pork butts up about four-five hours before going on the smoker. Apply the rub after trimming, place them in an unused garbage bag and keep them in the cooler until they go on the smoker. Just how I was taught.

If you like a lot of bark, more rub will help, and there's a couple ways to accomplish this. The mustard will allow more rub to adhere, but a trick Tom has taught me works just as well. Apply a heavy amount of rub, then let the butt sit for an hour (no pun intended). It'll get wet during the wait and the moisture will allow it to take on more rub. After I learned this, the mustard seemed like a waste.

I decided to just put the rub one without any mustard. I rubbed my butts this morning and will put them in the smoker this evening. I may put more rub on just before putting them in...

That's food porn right there. You got some nice looking butts.

Ribdog would remind you to tie the garbage bag tightly,if placing in a cooler with ice water.

My preference is to apply a generous amount of rub 6-8 hrs. prior to smoking. I wrap them in plastic tightly and apply a light coating of rub again, just prior to smoking.

Painting them with mustard before applying rub is an option used by some cooks. Conventional wisdom who do use mustard suggests that the mustard helps "glue" the rub to the meat. My take is that an over-night wrap with rub produces the same results.

Try both methods and see what works best for you.

One tip.

Wrap your bottles with aluminum foil that way your greasy rub covered hands don't contact the bottles and you don't have to wash them off.

For me? I rub pork no more than 2 to 4 hours before.

Good luck, let us know how they come out.

Russ