18 hour Boston butt

ChuckR

10 lb butt went on at midnight last night. Apple and hickory for smoke. 

SmokingPiney

Looks great, but a question....why cook a a butt for 18 hours? 

You can get the exact same results in half the time.

I do butts both on the Egg and my Assassin smoker at 275 - 300. They take around 9 hours or so to "probe like buttah", bone wiggles tenderness. 

YukonRon

Looking good my man. I do all nighterst too. I actually enjoy the night sky, a book, and the multiple beverages out by the fire pit while catching the smoke from the BGE. Kinda cool.
You can do them shorter and just as good, but I love the experience.
Beautiful finish.

StillH2OEgger

SmokingPiney said:

You can get the exact same results in half the time.

I humbly disagree. Certainly not saying you can't get great results going hotter, but I think there is a difference between a low and slow vs. turbo butt. I encourage everyone to try both and decide for themselves what is worth their time and effort, or lack thereof, but I don't think the results are the same.

ninnymugs

StillH2OEgger said:

SmokingPiney said:

You can get the exact same results in half the time.

I humbly disagree. Certainly not saying you can't get great results going hotter, but I think there is a difference between a low and slow vs. turbo butt. I encourage everyone to try both and decide for themselves what is worth their time and effort, or lack thereof, but I don't think the results are the same.

I have to agree. Both ways produce great results, but there is a chemical reaction difference with low and slow. The meat will have a different texture just simply based on how long it was cooked for and how long it took to get to desired doneness so to speak. 

lousubcap

Great looking cook.  Money shot?
BTW-when in doubt always err on the side with the most SWMBO eggscape time.  Thus L&S regardless of any other factors.  You cannot put a value on the perceived BGE oversight requirements especially coupled with the requisite adult supervisory beverages.  FWIW-

Photo Egg

SmokingPiney said:

Looks great, but a question....why cook a a butt for 18 hours? 

You can get the exact same results in half the time.

I do butts both on the Egg and my Assassin smoker at 275 - 300. They take around 9 hours or so to "probe like buttah", bone wiggles tenderness. 

Might have something to do with the time you want to eat and NOT wanting to put the Butts on the Egg at 1-2-3am in the morning if wanting to eat at Noon.

billt01

ninnymugs said:

StillH2OEgger said:

SmokingPiney said:

You can get the exact same results in half the time.

I humbly disagree. Certainly not saying you can't get great results going hotter, but I think there is a difference between a low and slow vs. turbo butt. I encourage everyone to try both and decide for themselves what is worth their time and effort, or lack thereof, but I don't think the results are the same.

I have to agree. Both ways produce great results, but there is a chemical reaction difference with low and slow. The meat will have a different texture just simply based on how long it was cooked for and how long it took to get to desired doneness so to speak. 

the average human will not be able to tell the difference..

The skinny is the IMF of all proteins which should determine how long to cook. The higher the IMF, the longer you need to render. The leaner the protein, the less you need to cook. 

If doing a turbo butt with a high IMF, you run the risk of not being able to render off enough of the fat.

This goes for all proteins, BTW

And is just my opinion..

egginNthefreeworld

Awesome. And yest, more low and SLOW the better IMO. Flameboss for the win, gonna do 2 Friday night for Saturday evening consumption

ChuckR

Thanks guys. Lousubcap no money shot. I actually pulled it late last night and it went in to my vacuum sealer. It is for a family dinner night next week. Gonna freeze it, then drop the bags in boiling water the night of the meal.