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Brianj5685
Brianj5685 Posts: 57
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I got nominated to provide the food for my 10 yr class reunion next weekend.  I will take this a compliment, i guess.  I am responsible for feeding 50-60 people, and was wanting to get you egghead's opinions on how to go about this.

I plan on smoking four 6-7lb bone in butts, at my house on Friday night.  I plan on putting them on around 7-8 PM, and hopefully taking them off around 10am the next morning at the latest.  Here comes the big concern that I have....we are goin out on the lake around noon on Saturday and not expecting to eat til around 7:00 Saturday night.  I will FTC them for as long as I can, and will then have access to an oven if necessary.

Do you think approx 8 hrs in a cooler will affect the meat, or would 4 hrs in a cooler and then in the oven to preheat???

The single butts I have cooked in the past have been exactly 12 hr cooks, but not sure how having 4 butts in the egg will affect on time??

Thought?
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  • VanDawg38
    VanDawg38 Posts: 69
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    In my experience, it takes about the same amount of time to cook one butt as four.

    Eight hours in a cooler?  They'll probably still be above the "danger" zone.  Could pull them and put into warming trays and hour or two before serving.
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