Butt on Small BGE

effinacotton

I'm looking for a little guidance in cooking 1, maybe 2 butts on my small BGE tonight.I do not have a plate setter, which seems to be the popular way to cook them. 

Any tips or ideas as far as cook time and temperature are greatly appreciated.

Thanks and I hope everyone has a great and safe 4th!

nolaegghead

You want some kind of shield to cook indirect otherwise you'll get direct radiation heat from the burning lump and the bottom of the butts will overcook and/or burn.  You can fashion something with aluminum foil, a baking stone, pan, etc.

nolaegghead

If you manage to get an indirect setup, you can cook at 275 F for about 1.5 hours per pound (on a single butt - cooking two at once doesn't make it take longer).   Monitor the internal temp - it's done in the 195-205F region where stabbing the meat has very little resistance. 

effinacotton

Thanks for the responses.  I am trying to figure out how i am going to rig a DIY plate setter to get through this cook.  I will definitely be purchasing one soon!

Little Steven

A pie pan with sand in it will work.

effinacotton

That's the route I will take for tonight.  Thanks again

Egg-Me-On

Probably too late for you, but a cheap small grate and two bricks is a nice rig for a small egg.  I used that for a year or so until I got my platesetter.

effinacotton

Thanks again for all the tips.  I wound up going with the pie pan and sand.  Smoked butts for 12 hours then another 2 in the over on very low to keep em warm.  They turned out great!

Thanks,

Harper