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2 Pork Tenderloin's times?

Alton
Alton Posts: 509
Smoking 2 4lb or so pork loins today. Did a honey, Dijon mustered , rosemary marinade. Plan on smoking them low and slow with apple wood chunks and fresh rosemary branches. I know I'm suppose to cook to temp, but do I figure my expected pull time on the weight of a single loin or combined weight? HELP!!!
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,912
    They will cook as single loins as long as they are not touching.  Enjoy-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • Alton
    Alton Posts: 509
    Okay..... Figure 8lbs or 4lbs?
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,912
    If each weighs 4 #'s (for a total of 8#'s) then base your cook time on a 4# cook-think of baking cookies-1 or two dozen -takes about the same time.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • Alton
    Alton Posts: 509
    Thanks @lousucap. That's what I thought.... Just needed some reinforcing
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,523
    And further to what @lousubcap says, a single 8# pork loin will cook in the same time as one 4# loin, It is the cross section of the meat that determines the cook time, that is how far the heat has to penetrate to reach the centre. Typically a pork loin might be 4" to 5" in diameter regardless of wether it is a 4# or an 8#. The 8# is longer, but not thicker. Cooking times will be the same, Same goes for prime rib. 
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  • Alton
    Alton Posts: 509
    That makes perfect seance ,never thought of it that way. thanks @skiddymaker
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