When I first started smoking meat, I would always let my meat sit out before going onto the smoker. I was taught to do that with steak and burgers, so I assumed you would do the same when smoking...
Category: Pork Butt
When I first started smoking meat, I kept seeing everyone put mustard on their meat before smoking it. Now, I like mustard, but even this threw me off. I didn’t understand why they were doing it...
When I first started smoking meat, I started with pork shoulder as it one of the easier and more forgiving meats to smoke. My first smoke I just seasoned the thing and threw it on the smoker, and it...
1) Trim Excess Fat To No More Than A Quarter Of An Inch. You will see a lot of people who leave the fat cap on or some who even score the fat cap; however, it is best to remove most of the fat...
Should You Wrap Your Pork Butt? Aluminum Foil Vs. Butcher Paper?
To wrap or not to wrap. One of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to smoking pork butts. Wrapping a pork butt when smoking is an extremely common practice, but what exactly does it...
Pork butts are great beginner cuts of meat to smoke because they have a lot of fat which makes them very juicy; however, many beginners struggle with keeping their pork butts moist. After talking...
