1st time butt (TONIGHT)

Cajunpride2012

to be 100 % sure, use the plate setter and cook 2 hours per lb at 225 degrees or internal temp of 180... correct???

shtgunal3

You want internal temp of 195-200 ish. Pull when temp probe goes in and out like buttah.

Cajunpride2012

cool in-direct heat?

hapster

Thats one way...

PS legs up, drip pan with spacers (foil balls are fine), grid with butt

Dome stable at 250 to 275, add smoke wood and wait for clear or blueish good smelling smoke. Add butt

Start checking for tenderness at about 185 - 190, when you bone starts to come out clean you are done

There will be a stall

Don't sweat it. Butt is about the most forgiving cook there is on the egg

Have fun, enjoy, and post pictures

H

shtgunal3

Cajunpride2012 said:

cool in-direct heat?

Absolutely

Cajunpride2012

Awesom guys, thanks for the advice... Will be putting the butt on at 8PM - planning on a 10 - 11 hour cook..... pictures to come...

 

By the way - this one will be injected Blackberry Jelly and Bourbon with Brown Sugar / Tony Chatcheres rub...

hapster

Cajunpride2012 said:

Awesom guys, thanks for the advice... Will be putting the butt on at 8PM - planning on a 10 - 11 hour cook..... pictures to come...

 

By the way - this one will be injected Blackberry Jelly and Bourbon with Brown Sugar / Tony Chatcheres rub...

Looking forward to the pics and more about that jelly and bourbon injection!

Cajunpride2012

hapster said:

Cajunpride2012 said:

Awesom guys, thanks for the advice... Will be putting the butt on at 8PM - planning on a 10 - 11 hour cook..... pictures to come...

 

By the way - this one will be injected Blackberry Jelly and Bourbon with Brown Sugar / Tony Chatcheres rub...

Looking forward to the pics and more about that jelly and bourbon injection!

 

1 Cup Blackberry Jelly

1 Cup Bourbon

 

Heat in small boiler just long enough to melt the jelly. Inject Butt

 

Rubb:

1 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

1 Cup Tony Chacheres Creole Seasoning

 

Wrap for 2 hours

Mattman3969

As said above there is all kinda different ways to cook a butt. I go hot and fast, 325-350 dome and a 9lb butt will be done in 7 1/2hrs or so. No more overnights here.

Cajunpride2012

Cajunpride2012 said:

to be 100 % sure, use the plate setter and cook 2 hours per lb at 225 degrees or internal temp of 180... correct???

 

4:30 AM Update.... cook time at this point is 8 hours. Temperatue is holding steady at 215 - dome. Internal meat temp is 163... Getting close - at this rate, should see 185 around 7:30 AM....

 

Will check back in after the sun comes up.....

lousubcap

@Cajunpride2012 Sounds like you are in the stall-don't be surprised if when you next check that the temp hasn't gone anywhere and may have dropped a few degrees.   You should have a few hours of cooking still in front of you.  Enjoy the eats!

Cajunpride2012

Cajunpride2012 said:

Cajunpride2012 said:

to be 100 % sure, use the plate setter and cook 2 hours per lb at 225 degrees or internal temp of 180... correct???

 

4:30 AM Update.... cook time at this point is 8 hours. Temperatue is holding steady at 215 - dome. Internal meat temp is 163... Getting close - at this rate, should see 185 around 7:30 AM....

 

Will check back in after the sun comes up.....

 

8:30 Update.... raised temp to 240 @ 6AM,,, Internal temp is now sitting at 188.... i will pull at 195 whick should be at 10:30 AM......

anez

got mine on the egg this morning at 6 a.m., going 285 (legs up, drip pan with apple juice) until the bone slides out. 7 pounder. sounds like you're just about there. 

bigguy136

Don't forget to let them rest after. I always wrap in foil for 30 minutes minimum and up to 7 hours FTC if needed.

Chubbs

Pics

Cajunpride2012

Cajunpride2012 said:

Cajunpride2012 said:

Cajunpride2012 said:

to be 100 % sure, use the plate setter and cook 2 hours per lb at 225 degrees or internal temp of 180... correct???

 

4:30 AM Update.... cook time at this point is 8 hours. Temperatue is holding steady at 215 - dome. Internal meat temp is 163... Getting close - at this rate, should see 185 around 7:30 AM....

 

Will check back in after the sun comes up.....

 

8:30 Update.... raised temp to 240 @ 6AM,,, Internal temp is now sitting at 188.... i will pull at 195 whick should be at 10:30 AM.....

 

OK - I'm done and no doubt tired after pulling an all nighter. As mentioned earlier, I am calling this my Black Berry Bourbon Butt. I mentioned what my injection consided of along with the rub and if I had to change anything , I would have added more Bourbn. Overall, I would give it a 9 out of 10. The Bark was excellent and the texture of the meat was perfect. Overall, the total cook time was 13.5 hours at 225 - 240 dome. Legs up, drip pan (no water), Hickory Chuncks with Royal Oak Lump.

 

Enjoy the pictures and thanks for the advice...