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Reheating Pork Butt

O okcjeepMember
First post but have had my smokers a couple of years. I reviewed the posts looking for reheating questions but didn't seem to find the answer I was looking for.

I have a smokette and it won't hold two butts at one time. I need to cook two butts which means cooking one and then the other. I usually cook my butts at 225 for about 20 hours. I know this is on the long side but haven't had any drying issues and have to use spatula under the pb to pull out as it is lterally falling apart.

Any suggestions on how to hold the first one and reheat? I do not have a vacuum sealer. From reading the previous posts, it generally seems best to pull it when hot and then refrigerate. My thought was to pull, put in a little sauce and put in refrigerator in the foil pans with tinfoil. How to reheat is the question.

My thought is in the oven with tinfoil on but what temp and how long? I saw some posts on putting in hot water. Would I just put in ziplock freezer bags and put in water for a period of time to reheat? I can always mix with the hot fresh one coming off the smoker to help.

I am thinking that this is a good excuse to convince the cute one that must be obeyed (wife) that I need to buy a bigger cookshack.

Thanks in advance and thanks to all the other posters that I have lurkingly been getting advice from on this forum for several years.

OKCjeep
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FM Former Member
Welcome aboard Jeep.
From a food safety point of view, I would pull it and place the PP into bags. Plunge into ice water to get the temp down to or below 40* F ASAP.
Hold in the fridge until about 2 hours before the other one comes off.
Mix in a little finishing sauce with it and place it in a foiled hotel pan.
Reheat in oven at 325*. Heat til 165*. Hold at 140*+.
And as mentioned, mix in with the fresh or serve first while the other one is resting.
The danger zone is 40-140. So get out of it quickly.
O okcjeepMember
The smokette has three shelves but not the height to fit in two. I have to take out the top shelve for pb on middle shelf. I have the entry model which is great way to learn and start but very restricting if cooking for more than single family.

Thanks for temps on the reheat. Didn't think of the quick cool down to minimize time in the danger zone and all I need to is to the neighborhood sick on the fourth.
cal 2cal 2Member
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Originally posted by OKCJeep:
The smokette has three shelves but not the height to fit in two. I have to take out the top shelve for pb on middle shelf.


On my SM020, the racks have a slotted area that can be adjusted to move all shelves up or down a few inches, does your smokette allow this also?
tnqtnqMember
I'm surprised you can't fit two PB in there. As for holding; my preference would be to double or triple foil wrap immediately after removing from smoker and not pull the pork until ready to serve. The meat starts drying as soon as it gets pulled. Cool and refrigerate until time to serve. Warm the foil wrapped butt in oven at 250 to internal temp of around 160 or so. Then pull and serve as usual.
O okcjeepMember
Thanks Pags and TN Q. I'll look at the smokette tonight to see about lowering the grates. I didn't think they were adjustable but haven't looked. If so, then I can wait and do both together.

I saw on one post where someone always puts the fat cap down to shield from the heat. Never thought about it that way but makes sense. I have always put the fatcap up so the fat falls through the meat which also makes sense to me. If I can both both in there, I can put the bottom one cap down to shield and the top one cap up as it will render down on both PBs.
O okcjeepMember
On my SM020, the racks have a slotted area that can be adjusted to move all shelves up or down a few inches, does your smokette allow this also?[/QUOTE]

I'll have to look tonight. I have the sm008. The specs at cookshack.com says the two are the same 31.75 inches tall with yours being about 3 inches wider and a half inch deeper. Seems to reason the should be able to stack the same amount inside as far as number of shelves.
FM Former Member
I definitely side with the others, you should be able to fit them in together. Put only the middle shelf. Look for 6 to 8 lbs (no larger) and even if one side is touching the other butt, they'll shrink up.

If you HAVe to reheat, then leave whole. Reheat (wrap) in a 200 - 225 over for an hour or so, you want to hit the 160 range, then pull as needed.
O okcjeepMember
Thanks for all the responses. The shelves in the sm08 are adjustable but not by much. I smoked two 9 pound PBs and was able to put one on each shelf. They would not fit side by side.

Put them in for 19 hours at 225 and there were 190 degrees when pulled out. Turned out great and didn't have to worry about reheating, They are resting now in a towel and cooler cause we don't eat till 5. I pulled a piece off and it was moist and pulled easily.

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