New Year's Day Pork Loin

[LarryWolfe]

Rubbed a pork loin with Wolfe Rub Citrus and wrapped it up and let it marinate for a couple hours. Then put on the grill indirect with 3 pieces of Cherry wood just for Bigwheel.

Then lit the fire and let the temperatures rise to 300 for the duration of the cook.

While the loin was cooking I was out in my shop working on some reels, reading my favorite BBQ Forum and keeping hydrated. YES I was using a Twizzler as a straw......

2 hours later the loin was pulled at 157 degrees.

After a 20 minute rest, it was time to slice and eat.

My plate along with black eye peas, sauerkraut and corn bread stuffing my wife made that was pretty good and full of vegetables, to include broccoli and brussel sprouts. Sounds funky, but it was good.

 

[bigwheel]

Looks awful tasty. Glad you had that Cheery wood scooted off to one side and combusting vigorously so it didnt black you up. I only go to 150 max on loins. Do you always take them up to 157? Know some who only go to 135-140 but that a little too close to being alive for me.

bigwheel

 

[Nick Prochilo]

Looks great Larry! I pull my pork off at 150* also.

 

[LarryWolfe]

Looks awful tasty. Glad you had that Cheery wood scooted off to one side and combusting vigorously so it didnt black you up. I only go to 150 max on loins. Do you always take them up to 157? Know some who only go to 135-140 but that a little too close to being alive for me.

bigwheel

Depending on the cooking temps. If I'm cooking hot, like this one, I pull sooner because there will be carryover cooking. If I do them at lower temps, I pull at 160. Never had an issue with dryness. Now on tenderloin, I pull at 135.

 

[bigwheel]

Thanks for the info. Sounds sorta plausible

bigwheel

 

[007bond-jb]

Nice Boy, Looks great. I pull & rapped mine @148/150, Juicy juicy yummm

Wuz them Canned Black eyes Boy?

 

[Toby Keil]

Looks great Larry and I'm loving the twizzler straw.

 

[Vermin999]

Nice looking meal. How does Miller Lite and Twizzler taste?

Also for the record Red Vines are way better than Twizzlers.

 

[LarryWolfe]

Nice looking meal. How does Miller Lite and Twizzler taste?

Also for the record Red Vines are way better than Twizzlers.

When the Twizzler started dissolving it sucked.....and I agree about the Red Vines!!

 

[Nick Prochilo]

Nice looking meal. How does Miller Lite and Twizzler taste?

Also for the record Red Vines are way better than Twizzlers.

That's a good way to ruin a perfectly good swizzler!

 

[Smokey Lew]

Nice looking pork loin Larry.