Hot and Fast vs. Low and Slow: Best Way to Smoke Pork Butt? | Heath Riles BBQ

We're testing Low and Slow versus Hot and Fast Pork Butts on the Traeger Ironwood XL and the Gateway Drum Smoker! Which one do you prefer?

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Products Used:
• Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeño Rub https://bit.ly/2yXvmD4
• Heath Riles BBQ Competition BBQ Rub https://bit.ly/3MiC9sk
• Heath Riles BBQ Tangy Vinegar Sauce https://bit.ly/36jVAvL
• Traeger Ironwood XL https://amzn.to/46epvnL
• Gateway Drum Smoker https://amzn.to/3Pnn9wI
• Royal Oak Charcoal https://amzn.to/3JvvquS
• Aluminum Pans https://amzn.to/3JtEFeX
• Aluminum Foil https://amzn.to/3PsQFRH
• Royal Oak Charcoal Hardwood Charcoal Pellets https://amzn.to/3IQZfGH
• Thermoworks Thermapen One https://bit.ly/43qX2Za

Ingredients:
• Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeño Rub
• Heath Riles BBQ Competition BBQ Rub
• Heath Riles BBQ Tangy Vinegar Sauce
• Prairie Fresh Prime Boston Butts, 11 and 9lbs

Directions:
1. Take your butts out of the pack, trim any excess fat, and watch for bone fragments.
2. Season both your pork butts with Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeño and Competition BBQ Rubs.
3. Place your low and slow butt on the smoker at 200º for 11 hours or until it reaches 160º internal. We placed it on our smoker the night before and started our hot and fast butt the next day.
4. The next day, we fired up our Gateway Drum Smoker to 300º and put our butt on fat side up. You want to flip and spin your butt about every 45 minutes so it doesn't cook on the one side over direct heat.
5. Once our low and slow butt reached 160º internal, we took it off the grill, wrapped it in foil with Heath Riles BBQ Tangy Vinegar Sauce, and returned it to the smoker. Bump your temp to 250º.
6. After 2 hours and 45 minutes, we pulled our hot and fast butt off the grill at 140º internal. I really liked the color it had, so I thought it was time to wrap. We did the same process as the low and slow. We wrapped the butt in foil with Heath Riles BBQ Tangy Vinegar BBQ Sauce and returned it to the smoker.
7. After 16 hours, we pulled our low and slow butt at 201º internal. We wrapped it in a 3rd layer of foil, placed it in our Meat Swadl, and let it rest for 2 hours.
8. After 4.5 hours, our hot and fast butt was hitting 204º and was probe tender, so we pulled it off, wrapped it in a 3rd layer of foil, and let it rest for an hour.
9. After each butt rests, shred, pick out the fat, and enjoy!

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