Hot and fast Butt??

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I've got a 4.88# bone in butt on the 24.5 wsm. Just mustard and grill mates Applewood rub. Nothing new about this, however the wsm has a mind of its own and wants to run at 380* grate temp. That's around 300* dome temp. The pork went on at 7:15am for a 4pm dinner. I guess we will see how this plays out.....
 

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That there little butt will be done before lunch at that temp.
 
Larger go about 45 minutes per lb but the smaller guys a little longer per lb.because there's a minimum to break down the connective tissues...still shouldn't be past lunch time like cheez said.
 
3 hours, we hit 160*, foiled with apple juice, butter & Worcestershire. From here who knows!
 

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Done @ 11:30, 4 hours 15 minuets from start to finish. It's resting now. At 12:15 I'll go pI'll it and see what we have!
 

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It should be fine. I smoke them at high temps all the time to save time. I've gone 350 on purpose without seeing a difference. Don't think 380 will hurt it much if 350 doesn't hurt it.
 
It didn't pull very well, it definitely was probe tender when it came off. It's back on there in the juice now. Can you rest to long?
 
I prefer to rest butts a minimum of 2 hours. I've gone as long as 6 hours, and the results are always stellar. The extra time allows more of the fat to render, which is important with a hot n fast cook. When I saw your plan for a 45 min rest, I suspected you might run into this issue.
 
She's there now, let it run up to 205 and pulled it. As far as taste and texture it's the best I've had in awhile!
 
With or without water? Pan or saucer or ???? I've wondered if you could hot 'n fast butts. It sounds like it is a pay me now or pay me later situation with time. Low 'n slow plus a long time on or hot 'n fast and a long time resting. @ Richard1233, how much time do you suppose you save going hf vs ls?
 
I've done hot and fast butts the only issue I seem to have is the rub. I switch to turbinado and use less instead of my normal light brown sugar. The sugar burns at that temp for my normal pork rub.
 
I've done both low n slow and hot n fast. I can get the tenderness either way. I like the smoke flavor and texture better with low n slow though.
 
Has anyone noticed a difference in moisture between slow n low and hot n fast? I have gotten really nice pull, nice bark and flavor hot n fast but I feel like it was more dry
 
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