Smoking time for additional Butts

What model of smoker do you have? I have often wondered if the time goes up with more items in the smoker.

I have the model 055.

Im not 100% sure on this, but Im going to take a stab at it anyway. If Im wrong Im sure one of the guru regulars will get it right.

I believe the cook time will not be much longer. It may take longer for the cooker to come up to temp but once there it should stay steady. I also think the smoker temp will be more consistent through the cook with more meat in it.

This is just my guess. Im curious about this too!

Thunderbyte is correct. Your cooking time should be about the same. It will take longer to get your 55 up to temp due to the cold thermal mass. Keeping the same train of thought, your smoker won't have such a big swing to account for with the butts holding heat as the temp rises. Butts will act as a heat sink! If it is longer, it will be minimal!

You should allow 2 hours per pound, just in case, but also, you should be using a thermometer probe and not going by time. Put the probe in the largest butt and take it to 195*. It won't hurt if some are at a higher temp than that.

Lets do some clarification here! That's 2 hrs per lb for the single largest butt. NOT two hours per lb of meat in the smoker.

If my cipherin does me correct, 6 lbs x 8 butts = 48. LOL, would that ever be a long smoke!

Oooops!

Good save Wheelz!

Thanks!