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pork butt question

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ShadowNick

ShadowNick Posts: 533

April 2012 edited April 2012 in EggHead Forum

the trader joe's by me has half butts for sale, about 3-3.5 pounds a piece. I was thinking about picking up two rather than a full butt. I figure this has a dual benefit of being done faster and having twice as much bark. Is my logic here flawed at all?

Pentwater, MI

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stike Posts: 15,597

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twice as much bark, but not much faster.

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The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961

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twice as much bark, but not much faster.

a 3.5lb butt won't cook much faster than a 7 lb butt?

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stike Posts: 15,597

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plateau...

ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961

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plateau...
Wouldn't the plateau be much shorter with half the liquid volume to evap?

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Jameson19 Posts: 354

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plateau...
Wouldn't the plateau be much shorter with half the liquid volume to evap?

Good question. When I smoke two pork shoulders it takes a few hours longer to get them done.

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Brownie Posts: 1,023

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I'm doing two 3.5 pounds over a tiny 2.5 lb brisket flat now. I'll let you know how long they take.

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Brownie Posts: 1,023

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Time line was about the same as a 5lb brisket I did the week before. Pork but took the same amount of time as the last 6.5lb butt i did.

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Eggdam Posts: 223

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Last time an under 4 pounder took me 10 hrs.

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burr_baby33 Posts: 503

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I turbo'd a 6.5 pounder Saturday, 6 hours. Turned out excellent.

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