Just got my first smoker

[MileHighGrowler]

(03-22-2021, 02:39 PM)michaelsean Wrote: But I'm going to have to say, I'm definitely brisket first, and I think ribs second with butt in third.  Just not the wow factor there.  

(03-22-2021, 02:49 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: I think the ceiling on a pork butt is lower than that of say a brisket. Pork butt is harder to screw up but im just not sure an average pork butt tastes a whole lot different than a phenomenal pork butt. You know what I mean? 

Pork butt is great for events. Smoke one or two, shred it, and you're golden for a party. Because people will usually put it on bread with sauce, maybe some slaw, you don't need as much meat per person which is a huge advantage. I also love that it's easy to make and hard to screw up. When hosting a gathering I'm always distracted and having that's less labor intensive and timing-fickle as a brisket, or space-demanding like ribs, is just what I need.

I appreciate a good butt but I would agree it's probably number 3 for me on the list. Poultry/fish would be the only thing lower because they're more of a pain to cook.