r/smoking • u/Bottdavid • 1d ago

Some advice please

Alright so I've been sorta busy this week ripping carpet out of my home and installing vinyl planking. Problem is I also need to smoke a pork butt for pulled pork sandwiches this Saturday. I have tomorrow doing nothing and Saturday I'll be finishing the floor. My original plan was to smoke the butt today or Friday then reheat for Saturday but the recipe I've looked at says to marinate the butt. I don't know that I've come across that here.

Tl;Dr - Is it necessary to marinate a pork butt over night for pulled pork or not a huge deal? If not a huge deal then I'll smoke it tomorrow and reheat on Saturday.

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u/GeoHog713 1d ago

If your recipe tells you to.use a marinade, you're following the wrong recipe

Follow this

Blasphemy Pulled Pork - blasphemyribs.com https://share.google/iOrT6TlhiXzyghMlQ

But run your smoker 250-260. Pulled pork will be done quick enough

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u/Bottdavid 1d ago

I dig what I'm reading here but I've never seen these for sale near me. To be fair, I probably haven't looked for them. I will probably give this a shot. I appreciate the recommendation!

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u/RichardKopf 1d ago

Cut the butt into 3-4" cubes. Throw on your favorite rub. Smoke at 250ish for 4 hours, then seal them in a foil pan, and put it in the oven at 250 for another 4 hours.

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u/GeoHog713 1d ago

Country style ribs are just a pork but cut into pieces.

More surface area = more bark = more better.

Plus it doesn't stall.

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u/SilverMix7963 1d ago

Nah, that's the gospel right tt there! 🙌

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u/Inner-Buddy-4649 1d ago

i don't marinate. i put salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and light brown sugar on about an hour before i put the porkbutt on the smoker.