<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nPreparing Pulled Pork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The first thing that I would advise you to do is to only shred as much pork as you are going to need for the current meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is far better to refrigerate or freeze Boston butt when it is whole. It maintains its flavor and texture a lot better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would also suggest that it is a good idea to invest in bear claws for this procedure. Yes, you can use two forks or even a hand mixer. At the end of the day, though, nothing will quite as efficient or as effective as the claws. If you are a fan of this dish and will make it quite often, you should get a pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simply dig the tools into the center of the cut and then pull or tear in two opposite directions. If the cut is quite thick, then I would suggest flipping the pork over and tackling it from the other side as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you are done, you can then serve alongside with sauce. It is best not to mix the sauce ahead of time if you are serving a larger crowd. Some people may prefer the dish without sauce or only a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrapping It Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n If you have an electric smoker, you don’t have to miss out on the joys of creating the perfect smoked pork butt. Instead, pay attention to the tips and tricks provided here and you will do just fine. Go ahead and give it a try!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I first learned how to smoke a Boston butt in an electric smoker from a fellow chef. My whole life I had used either a pellet or a charcoal smoker so this involved an interesting learning curve. Intrigued, I kept testing my recipe and methods until I found one that was worth sharing with others! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1902"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19493,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions\/19493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1902"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=1902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}