Smoked Pork Shoulder

So what’s a guy got to do to get a report on that pork! First basting photo looks delicious and I assume the end product was great...

So what’s a guy got to do to get a report on that pork!  First basting photo looks delicious and I assume the end product was great...

I've been waiting to hear this, as well.

Mmmmm...pulled pork...aint nothin better. I buy mine ready to eat and it says "pulled pork hickory Texas bbq" on the pack.

Sounds good. Pulled beef is good too and just as easy to make, much easier than brisket IMO. It's so good no one suspects how easy it is to make.

Jason, that looks fantastic.  As for smoked turkey, many years ago, a friend of mine had a few friends over for Thanksgiving and she smoked a turkey.  It is the only time I have had smoked turkey but to this day it remains the best turkey I have ever eaten.  After looking at your current effort of the pork shoulder, all I can say about doing a turkey is go for it.

My neighbor said the same thing about smoked turkey today!  He said he'd been jealous the past couple days because he thought I had been smoking a turkey all morning

So what’s a guy got to do to get a report on that pork!  First basting photo looks delicious and I assume the end product was great...

Sorry gents...Thanksgiving afternoon got away from me as I took my traditional nap after dinner    Yesterday and today were spent working on computer issues 

The pulled pork turned good...not great, just good.  I used Killer Hogs HOT BBQ rub and it had a kick to it!  Personally, I'm a fan of hot 'n spicy but I put too much of the rub on...a 4 lb pork butt and I used about 40% of the rub.  The problem wasn't so much the heat (at least for me) it was that it took away from the smoke flavor of the meat.  I love that smoke flavor!  But, for being the first time i had ever done that, I'm still really happy with the results.  I have a 2 lb pork shoulder in the freezer and I'll know better next time how much rub to use.  Here's a pic after I went all "Wolverine" on the meat:

Sounds good. Pulled beef is good too and just as easy to make, much easier than brisket IMO. It's so good no one suspects how easy it is to make.

Which part of the cow do you use for pulled beef?  My parents just recently whole cow to be butchered and mom has offered me lots of meat.  I would love to try this with beef.  Do you still use a rub or mainly salt/pepper when you do pulled beef?

HoosierShave, maybe that's your idea of just good but I wouldn't say no to a sandwich of it (with an accompanying glass of red wine, of course).

HoosierShave, maybe that's your idea of just good but I wouldn't say no to a sandwich of it (with an accompanying glass of red wine, of course).

Thanks Freddy!  My wife ordered buns today so hopefully I'll be dining on sandwiches soon...and the wine sounds like a great idea

Actually, what I found to be really good was the pulled pork soft tacos I made tonight.  I had to spice it up a little more so I sauteed the onions with crushed red peppers and then added some jalepenos   

Hey, soft tacos work.  I'm not proud.  I'll bring along that bottle of red.   (I wonder how long it takes to walk from California to Indiana because flying isn't in the picture right now. )