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Recipes => Pork => Topic started by: iamimdoc on February 10, 2024, 10:30:35 AM
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I am going to smoke two 8.5 pound pork butts in model 3 at 225.
What would folks estimate the time required will be?
Thanks
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Bump the temp to 250.
It should take at least 8 hours, assuming you wrap after 5 hours.
Cook to 195.
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Well, I do butts at 225 and put into the smoker at midnight with probes and off to bed. I start checking around 7 AM. Time is anywhere from 8 to 14 or 15 hours. Seems odd that one smoke will finish in 8 or 9 hours and another may take 15 hours. I have not yet figured out why but I use a an instant read beginning at 8 hours just in case the probes are in a fat pocket that has rendered out and left the tip in a void where it cannot read accurately. I pull if the instant read hits 190 or better and wrap and place in cooler. As for 2 (or more butts) make sure you probe all. Not unusual for one to finish earlier than another.
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>It should take at least 8 hours, assuming you wrap after 5 hours.
I never wrap... just not worth the waste and effort. My philosophy is that every time I open the door I just let out smoke, heat, and moisture for no good reason. It has served me well...
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I like your thinking Larry!