Guessing contest for bragging rights

2Fategghead

Guess the cooking time of this whole pork shoulder. From start to the time it comes out of the egg and put in the cooler. You don't have to include the rest period.

I will not trim anything off this 20.6 pound whole shoulder ( Butt attached to the picnic ).

I will begin timing the cook when the egg gets stabilized at 250F. The whole shoulder will go in the egg straight from the refrigerator.

Winner gets bragging rights. I will give the whole shoulder time to get to 195F all over then when the first piece of meat gets to 205F internal I will pull the butt off for the rest period. The actual cook will start sometime tomorrow if nothing changes. In a different post. Guessing begins now and no more legal guessing after the cook begins. The actual "for the record clock will be this forum clock" . I will start a post stating Contest post begins and document the entire cook and as soon as the cook comes off I will post end of cook in the beginning post. If any of this makes sense. Tim

Feel free to join in the fun and have a little fun with us. Thanks for looking.

I went to see my butcher friend and friend of the family Danny.



A couple days ago he told me to give him a call in a couple of days.



As it has turned out a church group ordered whole pork shoulders and he had some extra ones to sell. He let me pick the one I wanted and of course I picked the heaviest one.

deepsouth

WAG..... 22.5 hours

edit: i haven't even cooked two that weighed that much total.

Carolina Q

$1.09/lb? I am not speaking to you!

But... 19:47

Jasper

20hrs 15 minutes.

Grumpa

25 hours

You lucky dawg.... oh to have a fresh shoulder like that B)

Cactus Doug

Just over $1 per pound, nice!!!
I say 30:37

Roll Tide

25 hours and 8 minutes

Roll Tide

25 hours and 8 minutes

Mickey

19 hr 10 min

chrisnjenn

34 hours 15 minutes

2Fategghead

Michael, :lol: It it not something he can easily sell so he let me have it at cost or so he said. :whistle: Tim

Hoss

23 hrs,6 mins,41 seconds.

Mr Holloway

That is a big piece o pig. :laugh:

28hrs 45min

pci

22hrs,17 min

Carolina Q

I don't know how well those would sell around here either. Hell, five years ago, it was all I could do to find a butt! Now, I routinely see both butts and shoulders... butts are normally $1.99 and shoulders, $1.79. Rarely on sale. Have never seen them all in one piece.

Maybe I'll ask for one. Worst he can say is... are you CRAZY! I guess I would have to answer - "No, I have an egg." :laugh:

ResQue

Wowsa! 23hrs 47min.

Grandpas Grub

 
Is that 250° dome & whole shoulder - 1 piece of meat?

This will be interesting.

23 hrs.

Kent

2Fategghead

Lucky for me I'm a friend and a regular customer. The group needed x amount and Danny had to order by the case and three comes in a case. He had around five cases in the walk in cooler. His order left him with two left over I took one but, could of had both. :blush:

Capt Frank

26hrs, 20min :ohmy:
$1.09/lb? :woohoo:

AZRP

18.5 hours. -RP

chocdoc

31 hours 30 minutes.

tcracing

25 hours 25 minutes B)

2Fategghead

Hey Kent, Yes Sir, 250° dome & whole shoulder - 1 piece of meat!

JPF

Nice meat! Put me in the 25 hour club

TheDirtyBurger

22 hours 7 minutes

Hoss

Hey Tim,they freeze well!!! Call him back and see if he still has the other one.Whole Shoulder is the 2nd best there is.Whole hog is #1.Whole shoulder mixed all together kicks the bejesus outta BB or Picnic alone!

WessB

Good luck with that hunk of meat...

Little Steven

Tim,

Should go 35 hours

Firetruck

Firetruck

18hrs 26min

cookn biker

22:43