Some cooks are about more than the food. This one went out to honor first responders — a pork butt smoked low and slow, finished with Kinzie Foods BBQ sauce, and delivered with gratitude.
But let's talk about the pork, because it deserves it. A proper pulled pork is patience you can taste: a mahogany bark built over hours, meat that surrenders at the touch of a fork, and just enough sauce to make it shine without hiding the smoke.
The Non-Negotiables
Rest it. A full hour, wrapped, in a cooler. And cook to feel — when the probe slides in like butter, it's done, whatever the number says. Everything else is details.
What You'll Need
- Bone-in pork butt (8–10 lbs)
- Mustard + your favorite BBQ rub
- A smoker running at 250°F and 8+ hours of patience
- Kinzie Foods BBQ sauce, to finish
📖 This Recipe Is in the Cookbook
The full Smoked Pulled Pork recipe — ingredients, steps, and full-page photo — lives in Daddio on the Patio: 50 Easy Backyard BBQ & Blackstone Recipes. Now available on Amazon →
View the Recipe →Make extra. It never survives the week — and it reheats like a dream.
🔥 Give This One a Try
Fire up the grill, make this one your own, and tag Daddio on the Patio so I can see what you cooked up.
Fire. Flavor. Family.
That's the Daddio way.