Doing brisket and butt roast tomorrow, couple questions...

Each hunk of meat will cook at its own pace so that is not an issue.  WRT slicing the pork I would cook to around an internal temp of 165-170*F as that should yield the slicing you are looking for.  Don't know your BGE set-up but make sure your dome thermo does not impale the meat during the cook.  FWIW-

You'd have to add a whole lot more than a 4 lb picnic for it to extend your cook time.

As for slicing the pork, based on your desired tenderness (fork tender) I'd shoot for 175-180. 

SickEyeDiaz said:

do the physics of the Egg allow it to cook at the same rate no matter how much is in there?

 What would be a good IT to aim for?

To your first question. No it does not. Nor does any other cooker. There is a point where it is over crowding and air flow is restricted around the meat to the point that even cooking is negated. I find as long as you can keep 3 inches of clearance between meats that are cooked above each other you get good results. I prefer 5 but on the egg with the size meats you are cooking i doubt that you can achieve 5 inches of clearance so 3 is acceptable.

Second question. Depending on your taste i find 160 to be perfect when im not pulling a picnic. That being said i would recommend that you remove at 155 internal temp because it will rise to a perfect 160. For the squeamish and faint of heart you may want to take it a little higher but i find 160 perfect. As always these are just my opinions and i hope it helps my friend.

I agree brother. But try convincing my wife of that. My only point was some people have it engrained in there head that meat has to cooked to ash to be safe. Im certainly not one of them.

SickEyeDiaz said:

Thanks fellas.

As always. You are more than welcome my friend. Hope it turns out.

For sliced shoulder the temp to pull at will depend on the texture you want. I usually (almost always) do pulled, so I'm not an expert. But some will like more fat rendered (higher temp) than others. Once you get past safe temps its all personal preference.

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