Rotate your phone for full version
BBQ Smokers, Pig Roasters, Chicken Cookers, and Grills From Meadow Creek

Welcome

I'm Lavern Gingerich, advocate for Meadow Creek barbecue equipment and editor of StoryQue magazine. Take a few minutes to discover our blog, recipe library, StoryQue Magazine, and revolutionary barbecue equipment. You can find us on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.

The Handbook for Choosing Your Meadow Creek Smoker or Grill

This full-color guide is packed with charts, photos, and articles to help you determine if Meadow Creek is a good fit for you and choose the model that fits your presentation, cooking style, menu, and crowd size goals.

First Name
Email

What You'll Get

Share with your friends:

Smokin’ Pork Butts (Serious Business)

May 5th, 2011

We are having a great time today with the SQ36 BBQ Smoker and the PR42 Pig Roaster fired up, cooking 28 pork butts. If you doubt the seriousness, come on over and you’ll see what I mean. Cold Springs Garden Center (parent company of Yoder’s Smoky Mountain Barbecue) is having open house and Mother’s Day celebration Friday and Saturday (May 6 and 7).

On the menu is homemade donuts and coffee in the forenoon, pulled pork sandwiches and BBQ samples around noon. If you drop by tomorrow (Friday) we’ll be cooking more pork butts for the next day. We plan to have the SQ36 Offset Smoker fired both days with chicken, sausage, and pork ribs for samples (until they are consumed). All free, by the way.

If you are close enough and it suits, please do come by. While you’re here, you can check out our fresh load of Meadow Creek inventory, watch the Meadow Creek equipment in action, and the best—fill your belly with authentic southern-style BBQ!

Here are some pictures I shot today to show you what’s happening around here.

Click a photo to enlarge it and start the slideshow.

Leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Have fun,

Lavern Gingerich

Tags: , , , ,

16 Responses to “Smokin’ Pork Butts (Serious Business)”

  1. mike jarvis Says:

    Ha, Lavern now thats alot of nice looking but Just wanted to lek you knonw I love hereing from you so keep up the good work ang keep on smokeing .
    mike aka grillerkiller

  2. Lavern Says:

    Thanks for letting me know. I enjoy hearing from you.

  3. Ernie G. Says:

    Wow! Talk about ” BUTT ENVY ” looks like a whole lot of fun to me. Keep up the good work and may those two days turn out successful and i know everyone will love the freebies.

  4. Lavern Says:

    Thank you, Ernie!

    We had a great event.

  5. Rich Carlson Says:

    Your my Hero..O My!

  6. Lavern Says:

    Thanks!

  7. Kotoy Says:

    Nice
    Looking
    Butts
    How
    Long
    Was
    The
    Cook

  8. Lavern Says:

    Don’t have an exact time. 10+ hours. The ones on the SQ36 Smoker got done before the ones on the PR42 Pig Roaster. The PR42 was almost overloaded, and we think that’s why.

  9. phat phil Says:

    i have used mustard on lamb, beef, and chicken but never pork. will be trying that next. looks yummie! what type of rub is that?

  10. Lavern Says:

    We used Meadow Creek Brisket Rub on the ribs and butts.

  11. Bro Joe Says:

    Lavern, is that my dry rub your using, lol…Just kidding. Enjoy seeing your emails and those butts are looking tremendous.

  12. Lavern Says:

    No. 🙂 We used Meadow Creek Brisket Rub. Thanks for the kind words.

  13. fred Says:

    I just cooked 70 lb of butts myself this weekend .Dry rubbed them the night before and kepted them moist with apple juice no foil on these butts. Could you tell us more about the fan on the side of your roaster and the temp programmer

    Thanks
    Fred

  14. Lavern Says:

    Sounds like a good plan.

    The gadget you saw is a Guru system for charcoal fired units. It covers the vent hole and controls the air flow for automatic temperature control.

    You can ask Marlin for more details here.

  15. Gilbert Says:

    I didn’t see the firebox for the butts? How were you cooking them?

  16. Lavern Says:

    Hi, the PR42 Pig Roaster has the fire under the grate, under a drip pan, which creates indirect heat. The SQ36 Smoker has an offset firebox.

Leave a Reply

Credit Cards We Accept
Struggling to choose the right cooker for your needs? Check out our Meadow Creek cooker comparison charts. If you would like to discuss your dream cooker over the phone, call Marlin toll-free at (877) 602-1568 to get some good, friendly advice. Or if you're close by, come visit our display lot in Pikeville, Tennessee to check out these fine barbeques! We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all our Meadow Creek barbeque equipment (except the Ultimate Caterers—sorry, too much risk). Please realize that we (Yoder’s Smoky Mountain Barbecue) are a dealer for Meadow Creek. This promise applies only if you buy from us. If for any reason you are not happy with your unit, you may return the cooker to us within 30 days of the delivery or pickup date, and we will refund the purchase price minus the shipping and handling. You are responsible to pay the return shipping.
What did you think of the videos? Meadow Creek makes some amazing smokers, pig roasters, chicken cookers, and grills. All this equipment is made in the Amish Community of Lancaster County, PA. The talented craftsmen at Meadow Creek hand-make each unit. They seriously go the extra mile to make sure you’re smoked pink. What really puts the sauce on the brisket is all the revolutionary features and options that make barbecue fun and easy, and even a money-machine, if BBQ is your business.
Integrity: Meadow Creek cookers are made in a culture of Godly ethics—honesty, diligence, and fairness. Whether it’s a Shoo-fly pie or a barbecue smoker, you will be treated right.
Stainless Steel Grates: Every Meadow Creek barbecue cooker comes standard with non-rusting stainless steel grates. This eliminates the hassle of scrubbing rust and the danger of possible rust contamination on your meat.