Apartment dwellers don’t despair! If you haven’t got an outdoor area where you can use a smoker, then look no further than your grill. Cook your roast in the foil for about 60 to 90 minutes for every pound. Every two hours, make sure to turn the roast on a different side. Rub a bit of olive oil on the roast during this time to ensure moisture retention. It may sound too good to be true, but before you discount the claim that this rub can be used on anything from steak to potatoes and everything in between, it is worth giving it a try. No—but are you OK?” he asked. He was worried, because when Tanya was 23, she had been sexually assaulted, and he thought the experience might have retraumatized her.

As you are buying your pork butt, you’ll want to plan a pound and a half per person. You should also note that pork experiences significant shrinkage as it cooks, and if you get a bone in pork butt, this will raise the weight of the pork butt without adding extra meat.Kosher Salt: The kosher salt not only enhances the roast's taste but also aids in the overall cooking process. It helps in seasoning the meat evenly and promoting moisture retention. Dowels. Drive holes through the overlapping piece into the end of the other one and tap in dowels (which are usually coated with glue). Or, drill holes inside the joint and install hidden dowels.

Preheat oven to 450° f, and let the roast come up to room temperature while the oven is preheating. Place roast UNCOVERED into your high-temperature oven, and roast for a half hour. Then, turn it down to a 250° f oven temperature for the rest of the cooking time.Meat Thermometer - The perfect butt roast is cooked by temperature, not by time. Each roast is a different size and all ovens cook a tad bit differently from each other. You'll cook your Boston butt roast till it reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees! Return the wrapped roast to the oven and let it slow roast for the rest of the day. Low oven temperature is key to breaking down the connective tissues and fat marbling for that fall-apart tenderness. This extended cooking time allows the fat to render, lots of connective tissue and muscle fibers to break down, and the roast becomes incredibly moist and flavorful. The Right Internal Temperature Work your homemade pork butt rub into your butt. This is an important step! Skin acts as a barrier to flavor, so if you don’t work the rub into the meat, the flavor will be lighter. Rub the prepared mix of spices into your meat on all sides thoroughly, and it will penetrate the skin to season the entire cut. Simple boxes. The easiest way to make a box is to butt joint the corners and reinforce them with screws or nails. Use a drill/driver to drive screws. It provides the torque you need to pull the joint together. It’s also good to have bits on hand to drill pilot holes.