>>21478748 (OP)
I like to take a mix of half coke and half resiny ass pine.
chop that up to about the palm of your hand size and light it up in the smokeere
>>21478748 (OP) >Dry rub, no brine >Cherry wood >8 hr smoke under 180 >Spray with 50/50 apple juice and water every 15 minutes >Pull from smoker, cut butts into 3rds >Transfer to pan, fill with water, lid >Oven 3 hr @ 180 >Drain, cool off, pull meat >Season with 4 parts salt 2 parts pepper 1 part powdered garlic
>>21478748 (OP)
Hickory. Nothing else. Season and wrap in film for at least 12 hours before smoking. Mop with a vinegar based sauce while smoking. Good right off, but better if wrapped in aluminum foil and left to rest for a couple hours. And I do mean wrapped. Not sat in a pan with foil covering it.
>>21483177
At best it'll help with getting a good bark. Diluted apple juice might bring some flavor to the table on something like pork ribs, but isn't going to move the needle on a butt.