Alright, here's the low down.
Competition in Little Rock this weekend. We're doing chicken, ribs, and butt.
All turn-in times are 30 minutes apart. 3, 330, and 4 respectively.
We're a 2 man team, and I'm in charge of chicken and butts.
I'm trying to not let the butt get in the way of the chicken. So my question is this: when can I pull the butt to rest... what do ya'll think the maximum length of time a butt can rest (in foil or out) in a cooler before it starts to suffer? Is it common for teams to cook their butts sooner, rest and re-heat their butts for just this reason?
I'm concerned because while I know my timeframe for cooking butts is about and hour or 1:15/lb... sometimes those rests take longer... and I dont wan't to get stuck turning in meat that isn't to the butter stage. But with these turn-in times, I'm looking at either starting the cook of 9lb butts earlier in the night and having them come off mid-morning, or having to wake up to light charcoal at 3 or 4 am.... and put a butt on at the crack of dawn and pray for a short rest..
Any help or suggestions on what ya'll do?
Competition in Little Rock this weekend. We're doing chicken, ribs, and butt.
All turn-in times are 30 minutes apart. 3, 330, and 4 respectively.
We're a 2 man team, and I'm in charge of chicken and butts.
I'm trying to not let the butt get in the way of the chicken. So my question is this: when can I pull the butt to rest... what do ya'll think the maximum length of time a butt can rest (in foil or out) in a cooler before it starts to suffer? Is it common for teams to cook their butts sooner, rest and re-heat their butts for just this reason?
I'm concerned because while I know my timeframe for cooking butts is about and hour or 1:15/lb... sometimes those rests take longer... and I dont wan't to get stuck turning in meat that isn't to the butter stage. But with these turn-in times, I'm looking at either starting the cook of 9lb butts earlier in the night and having them come off mid-morning, or having to wake up to light charcoal at 3 or 4 am.... and put a butt on at the crack of dawn and pray for a short rest..
Any help or suggestions on what ya'll do?