Is 99 cents a pound worth it?

NCGrimbo · 06-18-2013, 09:02 AM

Here's the story. And so you know, it's not over.

Last night I stopped at my local Lowes Foods and while in the meat department I noticed that they were having a sale on Boston butt for 99 cents a pound. Know that's a good price, I look into the cooler and see these monstrously large Boston butts. The smallest one was 8.5 pounds. I started to reach in to grab a few when it dawned on me that if this hunk of meat took 1.5 hours per pound that I was looking at a 12 hour cook time. For me, running the smoker for 12 hours is longer than I like and one of the reasons I don't do brisket that often. So I stopped myself from grabbing one and continued my shoppping.

The problem is that it's been over 12 hours and I'm still thinking about those hunks of meat. If I get one, I'll have to go to bed early on Friday and get up around 8:00 on a Saturday, something I don't usually do.

So, I've posted a poll and I'd like everyone's opinion.

-NCGrimbo

Ron_L · 06-18-2013, 09:05 AM

Do it! I try to find butts that are at least 9 lbs. I don't like cooking the smaller butts. If you don't have a vac-u-sucker, get one of those, too! :D

Cook it at 270 or hotter to cut down the cook time. Just watch the bark color and is it is getting too dark foil it.

Ron_L · 06-18-2013, 09:06 AM

I posted before you got your poll up

Don't cut it down. Just cook hotter.

BBQ Bandit · 06-18-2013, 09:08 AM

If your smoker can run at least 10-12 hours on its own...

Fire it up... and put it on when you have your pit stabilized just before bedtime.
That timing is good enough for competitions during afternoon turn-ins.

SmokinJohn · 06-18-2013, 09:09 AM

Grimbo,

Do what I did: start that bad boy Friday night, and check it Saturday morning.

code3rrt · 06-18-2013, 09:12 AM

^^^Yep, cook hotter and faster or cut'em down, no reason to loose sleep over it all.

KC

ButtBurner · 06-18-2013, 09:15 AM

you can also make it as pork steaks, or sausage. Or buckboard bacon

get some

dont F around.

deguerre · 06-18-2013, 09:18 AM

What I find sad is that he had to even THINK about it in the first place. Unless his freezers were already full (Still got 4 butts from the last 99 cent deal here a few months ago in the double cryo packs in the deep freeze).

ButtBurner · 06-18-2013, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deguerre

What I find sad is that he had to even THINK about it in the first place.

aint that the truth HA

Wrench_H · 06-18-2013, 09:39 AM

What are you cooking on Grimbo? Is there not anyway you can set your smoker up around midnight and then get some sleep for a few hours?

lionhrt · 06-18-2013, 09:42 AM

That's why I love my USD lock the temp load it before going to bed and have it ready the next day. If you don`t have something you can lock your temp like that just use higher heat like Ron L recommends. I only use the larger ones myself and vacuum seal the left overs and I grab extras when that cheap to make Brats and breakfast sausage.

cpw · 06-18-2013, 10:02 AM

Don't you own a stoker? Put that bad boy to work! Stock up on 99 cent butts!

Ron_L · 06-18-2013, 10:08 AM

Have you bought them yet?

luke duke · 06-18-2013, 10:43 AM

I thought that an 8.5lb was a normal sized butt and the 4-6lb ones were the small ones.

PaPaQ · 06-18-2013, 10:43 AM

Sounds like a Hot-N-Fast practice to me.

View Poll Results: Should NCGrimbo buy those Boston Butts?
Why are you listening to me. Listen to your heart.	8	7.48%
Nope. Saving cash isn't worth the loss of sleep.	0	0%
Yes, but plan on cutting them down so they cook faster.	8	7.48%
Yes. To heck with sleep you lazy bumm.	91	85.05%
Voters: 107. You may not vote on this poll

06-18-2013, 09:02 AM	#1
NCGrimbo is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-05 Location: Clayton, NC	Is 99 cents a pound worth it? Here's the story. And so you know, it's not over. Last night I stopped at my local Lowes Foods and while in the meat department I noticed that they were having a sale on Boston butt for 99 cents a pound. Know that's a good price, I look into the cooler and see these monstrously large Boston butts. The smallest one was 8.5 pounds. I started to reach in to grab a few when it dawned on me that if this hunk of meat took 1.5 hours per pound that I was looking at a 12 hour cook time. For me, running the smoker for 12 hours is longer than I like and one of the reasons I don't do brisket that often. So I stopped myself from grabbing one and continued my shoppping. The problem is that it's been over 12 hours and I'm still thinking about those hunks of meat. If I get one, I'll have to go to bed early on Friday and get up around 8:00 on a Saturday, something I don't usually do. So, I've posted a poll and I'd like everyone's opinion. -NCGrimbo __________________ "At what point did we forget that the Space Shuttle was, essentially, a program that strapped human beings to an explosion and tried to stab through the sky with fire and math? How jaded do we have to be to lose collective interest in that?" - Robert Brockway ----------------------------------------------------------- Weber 26.5" Yoder YS640 -NCGrimbo

06-18-2013, 09:05 AM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	Do it! I try to find butts that are at least 9 lbs. I don't like cooking the smaller butts. If you don't have a vac-u-sucker, get one of those, too! :D Cook it at 270 or hotter to cut down the cook time. Just watch the bark color and is it is getting too dark foil it. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

06-18-2013, 09:06 AM	#3
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	I posted before you got your poll up Don't cut it down. Just cook hotter. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

06-18-2013, 09:08 AM	#4
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA	If your smoker can run at least 10-12 hours on its own... Fire it up... and put it on when you have your pit stabilized just before bedtime. That timing is good enough for competitions during afternoon turn-ins. __________________ Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, and a 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 84 Deluxe kitchen, Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, Bubba Keg Grill - RIP, Double Barrel Smoker and a BSKD

06-18-2013, 09:09 AM	#5
SmokinJohn Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-15-12 Location: Anaheim, CA	Grimbo, Do what I did: start that bad boy Friday night, and check it Saturday morning. __________________ Double Barrel Drum Smoker, UDS, ECB, Char-Broil gas grill & charcoal grills, Smokey Joe - Certified Moink Baller

06-18-2013, 09:12 AM	#6
code3rrt Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington	^^^Yep, cook hotter and faster or cut'em down, no reason to loose sleep over it all. KC __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.:blah:

06-18-2013, 09:15 AM	#7
ButtBurner Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-18-12 Location: Dearborn Mi, Manton Mi	you can also make it as pork steaks, or sausage. Or buckboard bacon get some dont F around. __________________ Michigan Custom 'Que "Serving Those Who Have Served US" Shirley Fabrication Custom Smoker Member Great Lakes BBQ Assn ServSafe Food Handler Certified [URL]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michigan-Custom-Que/327994370697180?sk=timeline[/URL]

06-18-2013, 09:18 AM	#8
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	What I find sad is that he had to even THINK about it in the first place. Unless his freezers were already full (Still got 4 butts from the last 99 cent deal here a few months ago in the double cryo packs in the deep freeze). __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

06-18-2013, 09:39 AM	#10
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06-18-2013, 09:42 AM	#11
lionhrt is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-07-10 Location: Hamilton wa	That's why I love my USD lock the temp load it before going to bed and have it ready the next day. If you don`t have something you can lock your temp like that just use higher heat like Ron L recommends. I only use the larger ones myself and vacuum seal the left overs and I grab extras when that cheap to make Brats and breakfast sausage. __________________ Dave-Grill Pro,Franken-weber,Excell 20,UDS,Bandera

06-18-2013, 10:02 AM	#12
cpw Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-11 Location: Savannah, Georgia Name/Nickname : Chad	Don't you own a stoker? Put that bad boy to work! Stock up on 99 cent butts! __________________ ________________ [COLOR=Orange]Outlaw 2860 Porch Model[/COLOR] Lang 84 Deluxe Yoder YS640 Savannah, GA [URL="http://www.facebook.com/yesdearbbq"]Yes, Dear BBQ on Facebook[/URL] Proudly sponsored by Royal Oak Charcoal and [URL="https://www.atlantabbqstore.com/"]The Atlanta BBQ store[/URL]

06-18-2013, 10:08 AM	#13
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	Have you bought them yet? __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

06-18-2013, 10:43 AM	#14
luke duke is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-16-10 Location: Dallas, TX	I thought that an 8.5lb was a normal sized butt and the 4-6lb ones were the small ones.

06-18-2013, 10:43 AM	#15
PaPaQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-07-07 Location: Mt. Gilead, NC Name/Nickname : Clyde	Sounds like a Hot-N-Fast practice to me.