Turned out great. Very moist, skin was perfect, I'm ready to try pork now.

Congrats bobo.

Try ribs soon. Pretty easy.

Chicken is got damn delicious.

Glad to hear it turned out well.

Do a bone-in pork butt next (pulled pork). Easier than a chicken, and it is what people usually start on.

Cover it in your favorite pork seasoning. ***Be careful for kids, spicy seasonings will be hotter than normal because you use so much seasoning.***

Smoke it around 250-275 for about an hour per pound.

Pull it when internal temp is around 200 degrees. (debate seems to be from 185-210)

You can add a drip pan with water if you want, but about the only way to mess it up is to not let the temperature get high enough so the fat will melt and the pork will pull easily.

Let it sit in a cooler for at least an hour to rest, then pull the meat and make sandwiches.


Disclaimer - I know brisket it a real "Texas mans BBQ" - but for a beginner, they area expensive and you can mess them up. A pork butt is cheap, easy, and damn good.

I like pork butt as much as brisket

You don't see too many chicks learning the art of smoking. Props to the OP for taking the initiative and learning now. Should impress her SO someday.

Choke a chicken and smoke a pork butt

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I like pork butt as much as brisket

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I prefer it to brisket but pork in general is better than beef.

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I like pork butt as much as brisket

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I prefer it to brisket but pork in general is better than beef.

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Glad to hear it turned out well.

Do a bone-in pork butt next (pulled pork). Easier than a chicken, and it is what people usually start on.

Cover it in your favorite pork seasoning. ***Be careful for kids, spicy seasonings will be hotter than normal because you use so much seasoning.***

Smoke it around 250-275 for about an hour per pound.

Pull it when internal temp is around 200 degrees. (debate seems to be from 185-210)

You can add a drip pan with water if you want, but about the only way to mess it up is to not let the temperature get high enough so the fat will melt and the pork will pull easily.

Let it sit in a cooler for at least an hour to rest, then pull the meat and make sandwiches.


Disclaimer - I know brisket it a real "Texas mans BBQ" - but for a beginner, they area expensive and you can mess them up. A pork butt is cheap, easy, and damn good.

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Sounds good. I've made dr pepper pulled pork bbq before and I've made carnitas as well so it should be pretty easy for me.

My carnitas as freaking amazing and are made at least twice a year. 2 days of cooking which includes pan searing, baking, pulling and then slow cooking.

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What kind of smoker? I just got an Old Country pit from Academy the other day and I'm damn excited about it.

Also...nothing wrong with smoked chicken IMO

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Nah, personal preference. I just really like the taste of pork.

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What kind of smoker? I just got an Old Country pit from Academy the other day and I'm damn excited about it.

Also...nothing wrong with smoked chicken IMO

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Brinkman smoker. It's not an expensive smoker as my father who works for frito-lay won it from his company. Coal pit on the bottom, water pit above, 2 grills on top. Fairly basic but it got the job done. When I buy a smoker I'll be sure to get one that has easier access to the charcoal pit though.

Found it on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Brinkmann-810-5301-C-Smoke-N-Grill-Charcoal-Smoker/dp/B000LNTPIO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416848905&sr=8-2&keywords=brinkmann+smoker

Access to the charcoal looks pretty tight for sure.

Good news is that it worked!

Also, Rule #1...on the pork when you smoke it!

Suggest you make a few modification to make the Brinkman much easier to use. The easiest one is to flip the legs to the outside and use bricks to build up interior height to make adding charcoal easier. Also get a better thermo and drill some holes in the charcoal bowl. Many tip sites out there but here's one:

http://www.smoking-meat.com/modify-brinkmann-ecb-smoker