I am about to put in a butt. I have had rub
and mustard on it for 24 hrs. Putting it in at 10 tonight. Will it be ready for 6 tomorrow night? 225 for 12 hours (till 10 tomorrow morning) then 185 till 6 pm?
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I like to put butts on at 10:00pm and at a temp of 200deg. The next morning they'll just be getting onto the plateau. I just let 'em go until the temp starts to move up usually between 10:00am and 12:00pm. I then crank the temp up to 225 and they'll be done about 3:00pm. Double wrap with foil, wrap with several heavy towels and stash in a dry cooler. At dinner time they'll still be too hot to handle.
Heading to deck right now...ok to let them smoke all night on wood deck right? No one ever has had a fire i wouldnt think!
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
No problem on the wood deck, jut put a drip pan under the drain hole or mama will have your hide. I know from experience.
Let us know how it turned out.
Let us know how it turned out.
Not sure why you starting at 225 then dropping to 185.
Depending on where the butts are at 12 hours when you drop, they may never get hot enough.
Cook to desired temp then hold at 140.
You didn't say what you're cooking them on.
I do all my butts at 250 now.
Depending on where the butts are at 12 hours when you drop, they may never get hot enough.
Cook to desired temp then hold at 140.
You didn't say what you're cooking them on.
I do all my butts at 250 now.
I also do my butts at 250* and cannot tell any difference, except they don't take 24 hours to get done.
I smoke my butts at 225d .Never mess with the dial ever.Alway good timing and almost predictable give or take an hour at best. Same temp means I can learn my times with dif pork butts [dif wieghts].Eat your mistakes!Have fun.