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Recipes => Pork => Topic started by: jclifton on June 15, 2018, 09:18:02 PM
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I smoking my first Boston Butt that weighs in at 10.2 pounds. The rule of thumb for smoke time is 1.5 to 2 hours per pound. In everyones experience should I plan on it being closer to 1.5 or 2?
Jason
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If you plan on 2 hours, and it finishes early, then double wrap in heavy foil, then a large think towel, then pop it in a cooler to hold till ready for serving. The butt will stay remarkable hot for quite awhile. Same holds true for brisket.
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I left a probe in my last pork butt (9.5 lb) while it rested. Double-wrapped in foil, then a towel, then in a not-fancy Igloo Playmate cooler. It took 6.5 hours before it got down to 140. You've actually got a few hours after that before you need to even start worrying about any food safety issues. So I'd go with 2 hours/pound. It only gets better as it rests. And you want to avoid pulling it from the smoker early because everyone is waiting and hungry.
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Follow Kari's advice ... totally spot on
The end of smoke to done, then double wrap and rest is critical for a finished BB.
I find; 6oz @ 225 + time to 195, no peak, wrap and about 4 hours rest to be "ballpark" on most. But But...each smoke does vary by degrees of "sameness" which is the unknown in the final and unique "finish".
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Thank for the help. Off and running.
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Jason
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Yums to come.
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Results are in.
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Great flavor and incredibly juicy.
Resting for another hour or so then dinner.
Thanks to everyone's advice and information from the forums to make my second smoke a success.
Jason
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Awesome, you do deliver right?
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Looks like a winner Jason!
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Great color, nice pictures.
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Outstanding Jason!!!