J jlsch Guest May 14, 2008 #1 I have a 7.5 # pork butt, is it alright to cut it in half so I can smoke it faster?
Pipin' Pig Full Fledged Farker Joined Aug 25, 2007 Messages 295 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location Charleston, SC May 14, 2008 #2 jlsch said: I have a 7.5 # pork butt, is it alright to cut it in half so I can smoke it faster? Click to expand... You can, but I like to cook mine whole. You would get more surface area for bark formation and it would cook faster.
jlsch said: I have a 7.5 # pork butt, is it alright to cut it in half so I can smoke it faster? Click to expand... You can, but I like to cook mine whole. You would get more surface area for bark formation and it would cook faster.
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Joined Aug 11, 2003 Messages 13,482 Reaction score 2,168 Points 0 Location Rocklin, CA May 14, 2008 #3 The simple answer is yes.
OSD is Blowin Smoke! Joined Dec 22, 2005 Messages 1,948 Reaction score 468 Points 83 Location Pinellas Park, Fl. May 14, 2008 #4 Sure, why not? It will cook a little faster and you would get more bark!!
LMAJ somebody shut me the fark up. Joined Jul 1, 2007 Messages 8,699 Reaction score 5,771 Points 0 Location Southeastern Pa May 14, 2008 #5 Yep. have done it on more then a few occassions.
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Joined May 3, 2007 Messages 9,300 Reaction score 1,770 Points 0 Age 57 Location New Baltimore, Mi. May 14, 2008 #6 OSD said: Sure, why not? It will cook a little faster and you would get more bark!! Click to expand... Yup!! :biggrin:
OSD said: Sure, why not? It will cook a little faster and you would get more bark!! Click to expand... Yup!! :biggrin: