Adjusting cooking time for mulitple Boston Butts

BHFG · September 2016

My son is getting married in a couple of months and our new daughter-in-law said "yes" only if I would agree to do my pulled pork and sauces for the rehearsal dinner (she is gonna fit in just fine!). Depending on how many extra BGE's I can get access to when it comes time, I may have to blow the dust off of my (ugh!) electric smoker to help out. Figuring 1/2 pound per person plus some left overs, I'll need around 6-8 butts. But my real question is adjusting cook times.

From what I remember when cooking two butts, as long as I can keep an inch or more space between them, I can estimate the cook time the same as a single piece of meat. Does the same hold true if there are 3 or 4 butts per BGE? I'll be using my BBQ Gurus to get the temp right, just trying to plan the cook time and allow time for the meat to rest and get pulled before the dinner.

Any suggestions on figuring times would really be appreciated!

xanderbbq · September 2016

Following this thread. I have two small butts in the freezer that I am cooking Sunday. I had the same question.

JustineCaseyFeldown · September 2016

You can jam them together. It doesn't affect cook time.

The recovery time from adding a lot of cold meat is what will add some time to it. But given the variables with just ONE butt, it's very hard to ascribe any sort of definitive "it adds x-hours per butt" rule to it all

but even four crammed together with one on top won't slow things down. It is the five butts worth of meat.

I'd plan to be done sooner and allow for holding them in a cooler (without towels)

xanderbbq · September 2016

I just found this article that was informative.

http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/cooking_more_than_one.html

morrobayrich · September 2016

No different than if you were putting the butts in the kitchen oven ..... same amount of time as long as they are not touching each other.

WeberWho · September 2016

Any chance you can cook them a few days or weeks earlier? That way you can cook them in the egg a few different times and won't need to worry about an additional egg, oven, or electric smoker. Once cooked and pulled you can vacuum seal it up and store in the freezer. Take a big pot and throw in the sealed pulled pork to thaw/cook the day of. Switch out to a roasting pan to keep warm and serve. I can guarantee that no one would tell that it was vacuumed sealed or frozen and taste just as good as if it came off the egg that day.

A couple other eggheads and I are cooking for a town during the dog sled races up in northern Minnesota in January. We will be cooking all the pulled pork prior to the races. It will simplify everything and will busy with other cooks. Less stress and just as good

JustineCaseyFeldown · September 2016

they. can. touch.

(no problem, no issue, no extended cook time)

Doc_Eggerton · September 2016

I've done six at a time crammed in the XL and it took no longer that when I've just done two.

da87 · September 2016

Only thing I'd do vs. a smaller cook is to watch your dip pan with that many butts rendering, amazing how full it will get

bhedges1987 · September 2016

da87 said:

Only thing I'd do vs. a smaller cook is to watch your dip pan with that many butts rendering, amazing how full it will get

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