Butterflied Butt???

[Tailwagger]

i was just curious if anyone has butterflied a butt and smoked that way as to decrease the amount of time that is required to cook? Not that I really want to do it that way but, my wife sometimes gets a LITTLE anxious when I want to spend all of OUR Saturday hugging my smoker instead of her :wink: :wink: !! I had read somewhere of people doing this and thought if I did this every now and then I could practice more as well as get more "Bark per Butt"!!! Any input, you guy's have helped me more than you know the last 6 months I have been just reading this forum. Thanks for all your help, Also thanks to TBBQR on the best rub I have found. This stuff is so good I sometimes just eat it out of the bag. Also just ordered some of the Brisket Rub #2 And am looking forward to smoking my first brisket very soon.

[Zeeman]

Tail,
Sounds like that would work for ya 8) Twice as much bark and half the cooking time :D You gonna like the rub :wink:
:idea: Hug her with one arm and pit with the other :lol: :lol:
z

[lwp aka old sparky]

sound like a plan, :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[TexLaw]

I've never done it, but I've heard of many doing it. I don't know that it cuts your cooking time in half, but it does reduce it significantly. It certainly does increase your bark.


TL

[Tailwagger]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a drink! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

[herper]

Tailwagger, welcome to the basketweaving academy. solution to your problem is to stoke the fire in the pit, stoke her fires stoke the pit, stoke the wife. and keep a keg in the middle to replace lost body fluids. and never mix the rubs up from these events :oops: :oops: :oops: :shock: :shock:
Herper

[grillmaster]

Tail,
I'll be doing basically the same thing today myself my wife picked up a boneless pork shoulder of course wasn't butterflied but cut into chunks or steaks. Oh and the package said for carnitas also but i m gonna cook the same just wont take as long i'll try a post some pics later.

[Zeeman]

Yo Master, :?: What da heck is a "carnitas" :?: I figured I'd bite and get it over :oops:
z

[grillmaster]

Zeeman,
Here's a quick def. and it is very good when i have had it. Might try making it one day myself.
Carnitas is a very famous Mexican dish. It consists of braised pork and can be eaten by itself (and tortillas, a chili sauce) or as the filling in tamales, tacos and burritos (yuk). The pork is first simmered for a long time to make it really soft and then braised in the oven to make it crispy. Since the recipe is very simple and does not involve any chili sauces everyone likes carnitas. You can add the heat on your own as you eat it
Chris
Hope this explains it.

[Zeeman]

Yea it does, thank for the info Master. Braiser pork sounds ok but I ain't much on the toco, tamales, and burro thing. Been to Poncho's one time years ago and took about 3 days to get over it. Went to Toco Bell (drive thru) and got a cold drink. Oh well someone must eat the stuff, it's starting to get all over the country now :shock:
z

[Tailwagger]

IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE TO ME. KNEW I LOOKED UP TO YOU OLD SMOKIES FOR GOOD REASONS. :lol:

[Texana]

IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE TO ME. KNEW I LOOKED UP TO YOU OLD SMOKIES FOR GOOD REASONS. :lol:

Old he said ... who's he talking about?

1044 I sware I never told no now how old yu was ... i did tell some folks you were a little disfigured and walked funny, but never how old ya waz.

[Zeeman]

Hey TexOld,
I know I go to the Smokies several times a year a least, but never figured I'd be named after them :shock: "Ole Smokies Zee", zee, sounds like a nap coming on :lol:
z

[grillmaster]

Zeeman,
LOL, Ponchos and all that aint even close to the real thing so don't jugde all mexican food from that. Zee i think i feel nap comin on myself.

[grillmaster]

Tailwagger,
Here are some pics of my progress so far first pic is when i first put it on and the other about 3 hrs in also smokin some taters too. I am spraying the pork with a apple juice and midori liquer mix every hour. Temp level is 220-230 range .
http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carnitas19vu.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carnitas28qp.jpg

[Tailwagger]

WOW! L :shock: :shock: KS GREAT. YA' SAY IT'S BASICALLY BUTT CUT INTO STEAKS AND THEN YOU TIED TOGETHER? SEND SOME FINISHED PICTURES SO I CAN THINK ABOUT IT WHEN I'M EATING MY WIFES FRIED CHICKEN TONIGHT!

[grillmaster]

Tail,
Thats pretty much right there were some steaks and some chunks i rubbed em down let em marinate for a bit and tied em up. Don't worry i post some pick later tonite of the finished results.

[TexLaw]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a beer! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

Use a straw, baby. 8)


TL

[TexLaw]

Tail,
Thats pretty much right there were some steaks and some chunks i rubbed em down let em marinate for a bit and tied em up. Don't worry i post some pick later tonite of the finished results.

I did something like that when I bought a boneless butt for the first time. I took it out of the package, and it fell apart into chunks. I tossed the chunks with some oil, rubbed sage, black pepper, and I don't quite remember what else and put them on the top shelf of the pit. After about six hours, I took them off, and they were great. Talk about plenty of bark!


TL

[Buckeye]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a beer! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

Use a straw, baby. 8)


TL

Have her hold yer beer. :P :lol:

[1044]

IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE TO ME. KNEW I LOOKED UP TO YOU OLD SMOKIES FOR GOOD REASONS. :lol:

Old he said ... who's he talking about?

1044 I sware I never told no now how old yu was ... i did tell some folks you were a little disfigured and walked funny, but never how old ya waz.

Yeah, well a couple more of those and I'll tell what I know about you. And I hear some of it may be true.

[burnt food dude]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a beer! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

Get yourself one of the hard hats with holders for cans of beer on each side. There is tubing that runs down, like a straw, so you can have hands free beer.

Problem solved! :roll:

[Mic]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a beer! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

Use a straw, baby. 8)


TL

Straw hell! Have her feed it to ya! :shock: :shock: God I hope Maggie don't see this! :roll: :wink:

Mic

[TexasBorn]

i was just curious if anyone has butterflied a butt and smoked that way as to decrease the amount of time that is required to cook? .......as well as get more "Bark per Butt"!!! .....

I recently had the same question come to mind. If you double the surface area you will dramatically reduce cooking time and get more bark as well. I've been planning on trying it.

TB

[grillmaster]

Well here's the final pics and result. The flavor was awesome however the pork was a little dry but not to much.
http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carnitas34mg.jpg
http://img34.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carnitas48ro.jpg

[Zeeman]

:D Great lookin grub they Master :D Look moist from here :D
z

[TexLaw]

No negatives, so I believe I'll try it. Including hugging her with one arm and the pit with the other. Drawback there is I guess that'll mean no free hands for a beer! Sounds like it's gettin 2 dang complicated. :roll: :roll:

Use a straw, baby. 8)


TL

Straw hell! Have her feed it to ya! :shock: :shock: God I hope Maggie don't see this! :roll: :wink:

Mic

I prefer my independence when it comes to drinking beer. I don't want to have to make a deal or something to get my beer. :D


TL

[Zeeman]

TL, yea you right :lol: Stay single my brother :lol: If'n ya ever get hooked it's all about dealin, one way or anutter :lol: :lol:
z

[TexLaw]

Well, I got hooked a little more than 10 years ago, but I managed to get hooked to a lady that I don't have to make deals with to drink my beer. 8)


TL

[Zeeman]

:shock: TL, you are da man :lol: :lol: Congrats, you musta got the only/last one like dat :( :lol: :lol:
z

[Mac]

GrillMaster,

The finished product doesn't look dry! 8)

[Tailwagger]

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