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If I had an 8 pound butt....

Would it change the flavor profile if I cut it in half and then cooked them alongside. The purpose would be to go faster and still do a slow cook.
Thanks for your thoughts and insight!

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  • Hi54putty
    Hi54putty Posts: 1,873
    Bone in or boneless?
    XL,L,S 
    Winston-Salem, NC 
  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    I am not sure they would cook any faster, when I do two 8 pounders it takes the same time as when I only cook one. I mostly do low and slow. Anybody else?
                                                                
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  • Hi54putty
    Hi54putty Posts: 1,873
    It would cook in half the time because each would be half the mass of the whole. Should be fine if you tie them up so they are uniform. A butt is made up of a few different parts so probably just need to keep an eye on them as one may cook more quickly than the other.
    XL,L,S 
    Winston-Salem, NC 
  • Jscott
    Jscott Posts: 174
  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I use that method when wanting a faster finish. Turboed 3 at 4 hrs.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
  • MJG
    MJG Posts: 598
    I go that route for more bark!
    Large Big Green Egg in a nest. North Shore of Boston.
  • r270ba
    r270ba Posts: 763
    Hi54putty said:

    It would cook in half the time because each would be half the mass of the whole. Should be fine if you tie them up so they are uniform. A butt is made up of a few different parts so probably just need to keep an eye on them as one may cook more quickly than the other.


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