SO, I'm charged with making 8 butts for my daughter's graduation party at 2pm on Saturday.
Here was my plan:
- 4 butts in 6pm Thursday and out noon Friday. Cooler, Pull, vacuum bag and hold for party.
- 4 more butts in around noon on Friday and out about 8 am Saturday. Cooler, Pull and hold for party.
Well... I bought a new Maveric ET732 temp probe. When I started smoking last night, the Maverick said my smoker was 290F and my meat was rising way to fast. So, I turned the smoker down to 180 and went to bed.
This morning, the EZT732 said the smoker was still 270 and the meat was 240. I was scared. I checked the meat with a good, glass meat thermometer. It read 140 and the butts didn't look like charcoal.
So I turned the smoker back to 235. I expect the butts to be done around 6pm. I can cooler, pull and hold those for the party.
Assuming my smoker isn't available until 6 or 8pm tonight, what can I do to get the other 4 butts done???
Also, I'll be cooking sorta blind since I don't have a working temperature probe. I can't keep opening the over every hour to use my meat thermometer...
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