Butt cook question?

mr big · Jul 15, 2013

I'm cooking a couple of Butts next weekend for a cook out and want to try to cook them hot and fast so i dont put them on in the middle of the night. They are 7.5lbs a piece so if i want to let them rest for 45min or so and we we eat around 1pm. What time should i put them on if i run them around 275 degrees

Garyclaw · Jul 15, 2013

2:30-3:00am?.....or go a little hotter. 300*?

Ron_L · Jul 15, 2013

At 275 you're looking at around 75 minutes per pound, so that would be just over 9 hours. Add in two hours rest time (45 minutes isn't enough) so you would want to get them on at about 2:00am.

JonM106 · Jul 15, 2013

Maybe put them on at 225 the night before, see how the're doing at 7:00 or 8:00 am and bump up the temp to 275 if necessary? I've done that a couple times with great success.

Bludawg · Jul 15, 2013

I cook mine at 300 and I will tell you there is no Stall, just a steady march to awesomeness. In my limited experience cook time at 300 deg will average 50 min lb until the bone is loose.

boogiesnap · Jul 15, 2013

i agree with jonM.

lower the temp instead of raise it and put them on earlier rather than later.

go to bed and give em a check in the morning. if they're done, wrap and rest. if not wrap and bump up temp.

PaPaQ · Jul 15, 2013

Just like Ron said, and that will give you some leadway if one of them is stubborn.

Pyle's BBQ · Jul 15, 2013

What are you cooking them on? If you don't have to resupply fuel put them on at 12 midnight and like Ron_L said 9 hours later you should be close. If they are not done you still have some time to work with. If they are done wrap in foil and a towel and into the cooler until you are ready to eat. They will hold in the cool for at least 4 hours.

oldbill · Jul 15, 2013

JonM106 said:
Maybe put them on at 225 the night before, see how the're doing at 7:00 or 8:00 am and bump up the temp to 275 if necessary? I've done that a couple times with great success.

Good answer! It might depend however on what kind of pit you're running. If you have a offset, it would mean tending the fire all night as there are no "set it and forget its" with offsets but if you have a charcoal cooker you should be able to do exactly what Jon said pretty easily, as long as you can set it up for a slow controlled burn with the minion or something.

mr big · Jul 15, 2013

Thanks

Thanks to everyone that replied. i'll see how it goes this weekend.

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