Add apple or cherry wood chips to the smoker box.

Take the package out of the smoker and put it directly in a cooler to let it rest for at least an hour. Smoked pulled pork recipe ingredients. Remove it from the smoker once it reaches an internal temperature of 165°.

Set the traeger to 250f degrees and preheat for 15 minutes with the lid closed.

Take the pulled pork out of the cooler and place it in a large tray to hold all the pulled pork. Once the rub has been added, it is time to start cooking! Then turn it on and preheat the smoker to 250 degrees.

I cook pork shoulders at 225 or 250 degrees.

Rub a generous and even coating of mustard and hot sauce (if desired) all over. Season pork shoulder generously all over with salt and set on the wire rack. Trim off any unwanted glands or cartridge.

Every hour we’re going to spritz the meat with apple juice, so for those of you keeping score,.

Place some pulled pork on aluminum foil. Spice rub consists of seasoning salt, ground black pepper, garlic. Place pork onto the grill grates with the fat side up.

Trim pork shoulder of excess fat.

Wrap the pork shoulder in foil and return it to the smoker and cook until it reaches an internal. Put on some insulated gloves before unwrapping the boston butt. Sprinkle the rub in an even layer on.