Just Started First Smoke

Rev -- Remember, patience is the key. Don't open the door to check the butt. Let your CS do it's thing. Don't freak out when the temp stalls between 160* and 175*. The butt is cooking slowly thru the plateau where fat and collagen is being broke down.

My guess is that the butt will take a minimum of 15 hrs and possible 18+. Patience!

Welcome to the forum & Cookshack Nation!

Good luck & happy Qing!!!

If you're wanting it today, it'd bump it up to 250. I normally do them around there anyway. I have 10 going in the FE now, set at 250.

If like many, it's 2 hours per pound, that's 15 hours or about 8 tonight. Bump the temp up, once the pork reaches 140 or so

How did you prep it (rub, inject?)
good luck to ya and make sure to post pictures.

OK,
Wheelz, thanks for the advise. I actually had a father/son thing going on today. I was not home and purposefully was not in touching range of the CS so that patience was the only option. Thanks!
SmokinOkie, @ internal 176 (when I return home), I ran the temp up to 250. Thanks for that, dinner was ready @ 1900.
Arrowhead16, I used a combination of the complimentary chicken rub, dark brown sugar and kosher salt over a mustard slathering.

The butt turned out very tender, very juicy and very tasty. You people really know your stuff out here. I am turning around another butt tonight (yes, I am addicted already) This one was marinated in my own marinade of lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, season all, granulated garlic, and chinese five spice. I have used this marinade on the grill for nearly 20 years and everyone tells me it's great, so I thought I would would use it on the next burn. Will let you know how that turns out. I have not posted pics on a forum like this before, but I am up to trying. I have a few from the first butt. They should be next. Thanks again for everythin. This forum is now going to be part of the daily web check. Look forward to talking to you all.

Rev. Rick

Nice butt, Reverend! Uhhh.... don't think I've ever said that before!

That's ok BQ MAtt, It should happen to us all at least once. More often if we're blessed.

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Originally posted by BQ Matt:
Nice butt, Reverend! Uhhh.... don't think I've ever said that before!

LOL!

nice job REV looks tasty.