Need Tips on Smoking Boston Butt
I smoked a Boston butt for several hours today and finished it in the oven due to running short on time. It smoked for about 6 hours with hickory chips before moving it to the oven. I have done a bun...
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Here's my basic rub.
1 cup dried brown sugar or turbanado sugar (preferred)
1/4 C chili powder
3 T cumin
2 T black pepper
2 T garlic powder
2T onion powder
1/3 cup paprika
2 T celery seeds or 1 T ground.
2 T coriander
1 T grnd oregano
I add either ancho or chipolte chili powder to taste.
Most rubs use salt to draw the spices in, but I believe that happens if the meat is wrapped to finish and then rested. I've not been able to detect that the theory is wrong.
1 cup dried brown sugar or turbanado sugar (preferred)
1/4 C chili powder
3 T cumin
2 T black pepper
2 T garlic powder
2T onion powder
1/3 cup paprika
2 T celery seeds or 1 T ground.
2 T coriander
1 T grnd oregano
I add either ancho or chipolte chili powder to taste.
Most rubs use salt to draw the spices in, but I believe that happens if the meat is wrapped to finish and then rested. I've not been able to detect that the theory is wrong.
