I bought a six-pound pork shoulder

[Rakehellion]

This pig isn't throwing any javelins any time soon!

How long would I need to bake it so the meat falls off the bone and the fat is well rendered? I was thinking 300 degrees for eight hours. Or would it need longer? I normally do beef or chicken.

I'm the only one who's going to be eating it, by the way.



Nine hours at 250 did it.

 

[Mixolydian]

I'm the only one who's going to be eating it, by the way.

Sorry, im already on my way.

 

[SKORPI0]

Sorry, im already on my way.

You driving 833 miles to Brooklyn, NY?

 

[Mixolydian]

You driving 833 miles to Brooklyn, NY?

Why not? I have nothing better to do. :whiste:

 

[shortylickens]

Sorry, thats not bulk.

 

[Mxylplyx]

Cook it around 250 for probably around 5-6 hours. Internal temp needs to reach at least 195 if you want it tender enough for pulled pork. Probably shoot for 200-203 internal temp. Go by temp, not time. Some cook faster than others.

 

[xeemzor]

Why not? I have nothing better to do. :whiste:

And you turned down the North Shore pot luck in my other thread. I'm hurt

 

[Rakehellion]

Cook it around 250 for probably around 5-6 hours. Internal temp needs to reach at least 195 if you want it tender enough for pulled pork. Probably shoot for 200-203 internal temp. Go by temp, not time. Some cook faster than others.

I also want the fat to melt.

 

[IronWing]

I'm the only one who's going to be eating it, by the way.

So lonely, at least you'll have a shoulder to cry on.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I do pork shoulder in a crock pot, about 7-8 hours on high and it comes out great. If you do 250 in an oven 8 hours should be about right. Cover it well so it doesn't dry out.

 

[Mixolydian]

And you turned down the North Shore pot luck in my other thread. I'm hurt

Wha?!? When the hell was this?!

 

[child of wonder]

I do pork shoulder in a crock pot, about 7-8 hours on high and it comes out great. If you do 250 in an oven 8 hours should be about right. Cover it well so it doesn't dry out.

At my place pork shoulder gets brined in a mixture of pickling salt, apple cider vinegar, molasses, and water overnight then a light layer of dry rub applied and finally placed in the smoker with apple and cherry wood at 220 degrees for 10 hours or so. I'll open the smoker two or three times near the end to mop it with a mixture of apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and black pepper.

The entire outside of the pork shoulder is pure smoke meat candy.

 

[xeemzor]

Wha?!? When the hell was this?!

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2288504&page=2

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I also want the fat to melt.

You can do that. You'll get a dry piece of leather, but you can melt the fat.

Once you have this thing cooked, what do you plan to do with it?

 

[dabuddha]

300s way too high. I normally smoke mine at about 225 and at roughly 1.5-2 hrs per pound (though I aim for about 190-195 for the internal temp).

 

[iamwiz82]

You need to turn down the temp quite a bit and increase the time. You also need to do something to makeup for the humid heat of a smoker. I have used banana leaves with great success. I picked them up from my like macro-veggie market.

 

[ZaneNBK]

How big is this compared to an alternator?

 

[Rakehellion]

You need to turn down the temp quite a bit and increase the time. You also need to do something to makeup for the humid heat of a smoker. I have used banana leaves with great success. I picked them up from my like macro-veggie market.

I usually just add water to braise. It's in the oven now at 250.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

mmm. shred that stuff when it's done and add sweet baby rays. put it on some bread with slaw and you're good to go. If you were cooking it in the crock pot I'd say add 2 cans of cola/dr pepper.

 

[Baked]

I'm Muslim, I can't eat pork or I'll go to hell.

Ps. 6 lbs. is not bulk, but buying 40 lbs. boxes of boneless chicken breast is.

 

[Rakehellion]

I'm Muslim, I can't eat pork or I'll go to hell.

Eating pork is heaven!

 

[SpatiallyAware]

225f, 2 hours per pound, ~195f internal.

 

[Rakehellion]

Nine hours at 250 did it.

 

[SKORPI0]

Nine hours at 250 did it.

Now I really hate you. :awe:

 

[Uppsala9496]

Putting 9 pounds on the kamado smoker tomorrow morning for around 10-12 hours. Or maybe I will wait until Sunday depending on how the Blackhawks play tonight (which influences my drinking).