Need help with my butt!

[nitelightboy]

It's my first time trying to really do low and slow. I've got a 4 lb boneless butt on the OTS. Been on there since noon and after almost 6 hours, I can't get the internal temp of the butt above 120. The temp on the grill's been between 225 and 275 the whole time, except for a flare up when I forgot to soak the wood chips haha. It's been stuck there for about 2.5 hours and I'm pretty sure my thermometer is reading right. I even recalibrated it to be sure.

Any help would be much appreciated:-D

 

[thillin]

Wrap in foil and bump temps up to 300-325

 

[Meat Burner]

Yepper ^^^^ what Ty said.

 

[Kevin]

Third^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that.

 

[nitelightboy]

I'm triying the foil now. How long should that take if it was at an internal of 120?. I know it's done when it's done, but I've got a hungry family and was wondering if I should just order pizza for tonight and save the butt for tomorrow.

 

[nitelightboy]

It's been foiled for 2 hours at about 340 degs. It's gone up to about 145 now. I think we'll be having sliced pork for lunch tomorrow, instead of pulled pork for dinner tonight. At least there's some homemade Q in my near future. I'll try to reevaluate what I did and see if I can do things any better next time.

Thanks for the quick responses.

 

[hb2301]

I hope it comes out okay for you. I would check BOTH thermometers. From the length of time it stayed at 120 that almost sounds like the plateau but that should be in the 165 range, give or take about 5 degrees. I really believe one of your thermometers is off.