I'm having abig party tomorrow, and have about 25 lbs of pork shoulder to cook. I've never cooked that much at once before, would it be ok if I just boiled the shoulders for awhile first, and only smoke them afterwards for a couple hours for flavor? I don't want them to be tough, I plan on pulled pork sandwiches, but don't have enough time to smoke them fo 30 hours. Thanks for any help/advice!
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Originally Posted by shecky
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Seriously, 30 hrs isn't necessary. You'll have pullable pork in 12-16hrs. If you don't have that long, smoke for 3-4 hrs, triple-wrap in foil, and place in a 250F oven for absolutely as long as you can.
What Fly said. I smoke mine for ~8 hours, then put them in a big deep roasting pan, cover that with foil, and put them in the oven at 225f overnight (~12 hours). It falls apart after that, but it is never dry. Boiling...god no...we shall never speak of this again!
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Seriously, 30 hrs isn't necessary. You'll have pullable pork in 12-16hrs. If you don't have that long, smoke for 3-4 hrs, triple-wrap in foil, and place in a 250F oven for absolutely as long as you can.
boiling pork shoulder before smoking it?
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