Two butts for sunday

[Lawdog]

Picked up a couple of 8# butts @ sam's today. got them slathered in mustard and covered in rub and in the fridge for smoke on sun. Gonna do these 2 in the MES with brickettes for smoke ring, hickory for smoke. gonna try my first fatty, venison "hot" just lookin for fillers for it. gotta put a couple of pick of the "before". more to come.



Lawdog

[PigCicles]

Looks great lawdog! Can't wait to see those puppies in the smoker barking up . Keep those pix comin buster.

[Q-N-Brew]

That's some serious good looking pig you have lawdog. It's going to make some great pulled pork. I can't wait to see the pictures from the smoke.

[Florida Bill]

Looking good Lawdog! Be sure to let us know how it turns out.

[Lawdog]

got them on @130pm, just a pick of some tbs and going into the smoker.
wife is picking up marinara, black olives and cheese, gonna do the venison fatty as a pizza a little later.
more to come.


Lawdog

[TX Sandman]

Lookin' good, Lawdog!

[Lawdog]

internal temp @ 100* at 430, started spraying with apple cider.
my first attempt at rolling a fatty was a disaster. used marinara and cheese as filling, just couldn't get it to hold together. I should have used 2 lbs instead of one. I hope I saved what looks more like a couple of stuffed meatballs.
more to follow

Lawdog

[PigCicles]

Look at you go lawdog! Those things look spectacular

Keep those pix comin!

[SmokyOkie]

internal temp @ 100* at 430, started spraying with apple cider.
my first attempt at rolling a fatty was a disaster. used marinara and cheese as filling, just couldn't get it to hold together. I should have used 2 lbs instead of one. I hope I saved what looks more like a couple of stuffed meatballs.
more to follow

Lawdog

I wonder if you might try using seasoned tomato paste as opposed to marinara. Its got a good deal more structure to it abd you could always smoke some marinara and server it over the top. cooking th marinara down a bit would prolly help too. It's just kinda tough to roll liquid up in sausage.

[Lawdog]

pulled the "fattys" they on't look pretty but damn they taste good. My wife doesn't like breakfast sausage or marinara, but I only got a pic of the 2nd one cause the first one was destroyed to quickly.
6 hours in and butts are @ 149 and spitzing every hour with aj. gonna foil @ 160and throw back in.
again.......more to come


Smokie,
the marinara all but disappeared during the cook, but it kept the venison moist, this was my first one, gonna keep tryin.
Lawdog