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bamarob
bamarob Posts: 46
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I have had my egg for about a year and half and have cooked probably 6 or 7 butts. Each time I have cooked one it has taken much longer than expected to reach the 195-200 degree butt temp. I am generally cooking it at 222-250 give or take a little and it usually takes as much as 2.5-3.5 hours per pound. Most of the butts I have cooked are around 5-7 lbs.

Is that normal cook time or should it be faster?
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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    I would check your thermometer calibration. Butts range from 1-2 hours per pound at 250 dome temp, but are almost always 1.5 hr/lbs for me.
    Knoxville, TN
    Nibble Me This
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  • field hand
    field hand Posts: 420
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    I use 2hrs/lb as a general rule, but things and butts do vary. I put a 7.5# butt on last night at 7 pm, pulled it this morning at 9 am, 14 hours. Just about two hours/lb. I maintained the cook temp at around 250* until it came out of the plateau, then bumped it up to 275-300* for the final hours. Butt is now resting in the cooler.

    Barry
    Marthasville, MO
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  • PhilsGrill
    PhilsGrill Posts: 2,256
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    I cooked a few butts always at 250-270 and have always ended up with 1.5 hours per pound. Love that speed at those temps.
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