Butt's

fruitguy · June 2013

Cooking for my nephews graduation. Doing about 65lbs on a XL. Would there be any downside to cooking them on their sides? I have 8 bone-in butts, each about 8lbs. I am going to allow two hours per lb and hope to have them done about 3 hours before the party. I will hold them in a cooler and pull them out as needed.

thanks,
James

lewisj82 · June 2013

It shouldn't make much of a difference unless you REALLY want that fat cap on top. Some people do, some don't.

Then again I could be wrong, I'm not a pork butt expert.

TexanOfTheNorth · June 2013

Other than the fat cap issue mentioned above I think that the only consideration is leaving some space between each butt.

r270ba · June 2013

I think it is fine...you gotta fit 'em right?

fruitguy · June 2013

Thanks.

I will take pictures

henapple · June 2013

I've got to where I cut most the fat cap off... More bark and still juicy.

Charlie tuna · June 2013

What are you figuring for total cooking time, not including the rest period?

fruitguy · June 2013

Between 12 to 16 hours

Charlie tuna · June 2013

That should be about right, and if you run into a problem, you can always bump up the temperature!

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