Biggest success yet! Pork roast on the Big Baby. Pics.

[Maine Man]

Tonight was a milestone for me. I made my first REALLY good food on my smoker.

I wanted to do a butt but couldn't find it locally so I used a pork roast. It was pretty tiny at only 2 pounds but I thought it would be a good experiment.

Last night I gave the whole thing a rub in yellow mustard. Then I used my own dry rub of paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and brown sugar. I wrapped it tightly in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge.

This afternoon I fired up the smoker and once she was chugging along nicely at 250 I put on the roast and my favorite smoked item, baked potatoes. Here she is. You can see my next load of wood sitting on the bottom barrel getting pre-heated.



2 1/2 Hours later she was at 165 so I foiled. I had been frequently spritzing with an apple cider/whiskey mix to help keep the exterior moist until now.



In less than 40 minutes the temp shot up to 195 so I figured it was time to pull it. I didn't expect a 30 degree climb that fast! I wrapped it in a towel and put it in the cooler. Here we are on the run to 200!



It never made 200, I saw 199 but it started dropping after that. After 30 minutes it was back down to 188 and I couldn't wait anymore! I had to see if this thing was going to shred. Here it is freshly unfoiled. The smell was amazing!



I shamelessly stole member glued2it's recipe for a vinegar based sauce and used it in my cook. Recipe here: http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13431

Thanks glued2it!

The pork literally fell apart when I shredded it. I knew it was going to good at this point. After it was all shredded I added some of the sauce and mixed it all together. Here it is.



This was MILES ahead of my other cooks so far. It was just amazing. Perfect flavor, very tender, juicy, How could I argue? I had planned on making sandwiches with it, but it was so darn good my wife and I just put it on our plates and went to town! This stuff was GOOD!

I'm slowly getting better at this. Every cook I learn a bit more. Brisket is coming next. That should be a real challenge!

[Big Bears BBQ]

Looks like ya did good...............

[charleso]

Maine Man, that looks like some mighty tasty pork you turned out. Gotta be careful with those small quantities like that though, there usually aint no leftovers for lunch the next day.
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[Big Ron]

looks great. Just think, this is only the beginning, pretty soon you will have it full of food and all of it will turn out fantastic!
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[Oregon smoker]

Nice job! I would eat a few pounds of that.

Brisket is easy .

[Beertooth]

Maine Man that is a nice looking bowl of pulled pork you got there!

Nice job.
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[Cranky Buzzard]

Excellent work.

As much patience as you've shown with this cook I would say you're in for success with the brisket!

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[day_trippr]

Maine Man, looks like you nailed that hunk o' pork - and those little roasts can be tricky to get right! It looks perfect from here! Great job!

Cheers
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[SmokeHound]

Main Man, I have to echo what the other folks already said: the roast looks great!! You did good!

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[Brinnie]

Looks very good Maine Man = Nicley Done
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[k.a.m.]

Maine Man, awesome job on the roast That is a bowl full of Goodness right there. Nicely done my man
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[GOON'S BBQ]

Congrats on what looks like a very succesful cook. Looks great and I wish my monitor had a scratch and sniff feature. Hopefully you can get your hands on some butts soon!
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[jeepdad]

Nicely done looks like you've been doing this for years. keep up the good work. Onward.

--jeepdad

[chILLinNgrILLin]

It sure is rewarding when all the time and effort that one puts into a cook pays off.

Great looking food, and NICE smoker!

-CnG

[Ryan Chester]

Pork looks great! Congrats on the success.
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[Kevan]

Excellent tasties there Maine Man. Onward and upward!

[Toga]

Tasty tasty! A properly cooked chunk of pig can be a meal that is hard to beat
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[NCBBQFAN]

Nice job

[Devildog03318590]

Looks good, carry on...
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[spunkymunky]

B E A U T I F U L looking B U T T. Keep upthe good smoke.
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