Pulled Pork and Haircut

Saturday, May 4, 2024

A new rub I tried out. It was good and I would recommend it, but my favorite is one from Emeril Lagasse.

    The morning began with some light on and off again rain, warming and clearing as the day went on. It ended a beautiful, partly sunny day. Temps hit 70 degrees. Most pleasant. 

I started a charcoal fire about 6:30 am and smoked a 14 pound pork butt roast. Purchased it on Friday at Hannaford Grocery store at $.99 a pound. A great buy. I used charcoal to initially start the fire and then used hickory and occasionally a little more lump charcoal to keep it going through the day. 

At 10:00 I got a haircut at Sportsman's Barber Shop in Watertown. 

The pork was ready to pull 5:00. I usually use a dry rub blend I mix from an Emeril LaGasse recipe. However, this time I tried one that I picked up at the Dexter Market. In the end I learned I like Emeril's better. Don't get me wrong, the pork was still delicious. 

A health app on my iPhone shows I walked 6,255 steps. 

14 lb pork butt after being in smoker for a couple hours at 250 degrees.

It doesn't take a lot of hickory wood to keep the fire and smoke going at a 250/300 degrees

It doesn't take a lot of hickory wood to keep the fire and smoke going at a 250/300 degrees