BBQ Thread

[gp_cowpolk]

I own a Pit Boss pellet grill. It didn't include a griddle.

Personally I never understood the allure of griddles. Aren't they basically just oversized skillets?

I was a pit boss at a popular BBQ joint in the 80's Austin's BBQ In Oak Cliff

 

[boozeman]

Into hour five of smoking a butt. I keep seeing conflicting versions, some say wrap and spritz starting at 3 hours but I did not see a bark when I opened it up.

Help!

 

[Cotton]

Into hour five of smoking a butt. I keep seeing conflicting versions, some say wrap and spritz starting at 3 hours but I did not see a bark when I opened it up.

Help!

Wrap it, and either hit it with a liquid wipe or spritz it. Then cook it for a few more hours and the bark will be there if you have the heat right.

 

[mcnuttz]

Just don't wrap it.

 

[mcnuttz]

You're not smoking the butt if it's wrapped.

Let that baby get a wood smoked bark.

 

[Cotton]

You're not smoking the butt if it's wrapped.

Let that baby get a wood smoked bark.

Oh, wait, I thought he meant by "opening up" he meant the smoker. Not the wrap. You never wrap it to start.

 

[boozeman]

You motherfuckers.

 

[boozeman]

Oh, wait, I thought he meant by "opening up" he meant the smoker. Not the wrap. You never wrap it to start.

I did not wrap to start. I am trying to avoid the stall.

 

[Cotton]

I did not wrap to start. I am trying to avoid the stall.

Then what did you mean by "opening up"?

 

[boozeman]

I wrapped it, do I need to undo?

 

[boozeman]

Then what did you mean by "opening up"?

Uh opening up the smoker to see what the meat looked like??

 

[Cotton]

I wrapped it, do I need to undo?

If you left it unwrapped through for this much cook time, you have to wrap it or it will come out dry.

 

[Cotton]

Uh opening up the smoker to see what the meat looked like??

That's what I thought you meant. Since it's wrapped, just let it cook at this point. Get it up to temp and hope for the best.

 

[boozeman]

That's what I thought you meant. Since it's wrapped, just let it cook at this point. Get it up to temp and hope for the best.

Thanks for your advice

 

[mcnuttz]

Damn it, booze...what the hell have you done?

 

[Cotton]

Thanks for your advice

I gave you the best advice I had when you first posted it.

 

[Cotton]

BTW, bark is overrated on pork butts.

 

[jsmith6919]

I wrapped it, do I need to undo?

I'd unwrap it ti finish it, if it stalls on pork butt I just crank up the temp on the smoker to get past it

 

[jsmith6919]

BTW, bark is overrated on pork butts.

I love the bark pieces

 

[mcnuttz]

Wrapping the meat keeps it from drying out, but you'd have to screw it up good to make a butt dry.

 

[mcnuttz]

I love the bark pieces

He's got a pellet smoker, just say, "yep!"