Just put on a 8# bone in butt

tz666 · March 2015

First butt cook, didn't realize this was a 2 hour per pound cook when I bought it. Just put it on at 1030. Digiq set at 245, midnight meal.

lousubcap · March 2015

You have quite a temperature band with cooking a butt. Many espouse the turbo method (around 300-350*F on the dome) til the bone pulls clean. I think that gets you in the 6-7 hour cook range. Others go low&slow (around your temp) til about 160*F the dial it up to the 300+ to finish. Others ride the low&slow all the way.
About the only thing that could be impacted by the higher cook temps is the amount of sugar in your rub as it can burn and degrade your bark. Hit the search function above for more specifics but you have a lot of latitude with the butt cook. Enjoy.

johnkitchens · March 2015

I am having butt fever as well. I am not sure if I will cook one this weekend, but I sure would like to.

grege345 · March 2015

I think I was just convinced to do one. The diet can take a break this Sunday.

llrickman · March 2015

Smiths here in Abq has em for $1.99 a lb picked one up for this weekend and will buy couple more to have in the freezer

DoofusOfTheDay · March 2015

tz666 said:

First butt cook, didn't realize this was a 2 hour per pound cook when I bought it. Just put it on at 1030. Digiq set at 245, midnight meal.

I've been in your predicament before. I've done low and slow for most of the cook, but then bumped it up temp for the last couple hours so we didn't have to eat at midnight. Works fine this way.

ksmyrl · March 2015

I turbo butts exclusively. Exactly what @lousubcap said. Between 300 and 350 dome till it pulls. I did some last weekend that took just less than 1 hr per pound.

AR_Pork_Producer · March 2015

Had to edit my post!!!!!!

henapple · March 2015

Wrap in foil at 160 and bump up the temp to 300.

Eggcelsior · March 2015

johnkitchens said:

I am having butt fever as well. I am not sure if I will cook one this weekend, but I sure would like to.

Is this a phase or a lifetime thing.

johnkitchens · March 2015

Eggcelsior said:

johnkitchens said:

I am having butt fever as well. I am not sure if I will cook one this weekend, but I sure would like to.

Is this a phase or a lifetime thing.

It comes and goes. (Insert your own joke here!)

tz666 · March 2015

Getting there she's at 197 also cast iron full of sliced potatoes with cheese, cream cheese, onions, and shrooms. I used bacon grease to lube them up and they are in the oven at 425. I got Romas and fresh mozza for a caprese salad. It's my anniversary dinner