Boston butt questions

bountyhunterboba

Im doing me first pork butt smoke for my daughters birthday party on Sunday. I work all day Saturday so I plan to put it on the egg about 9:30 AM tomorrow . Its a 10 pounder that I'm doing at about 240-250. Im guessing it will be ready to pull off the egg at about 9:00-midnight. Any advice for serving the next afternoon? Any general advice for my first butt? Its rubbed with Bad Byrons butt rub and I'm using apple chunks for my smoke.

NonaScott

For my wife and I, Apple tends to be a little mild. If you like a good smokey flavor I recommend mixing apple and hickory for pork butt.

lousubcap

Pull when finished then reheat in a crock pot with some apple juice (or some swear by regular coca-cola).
BTW- finish-line is when the bone pulls clean-temperature be damned.

RRP

When is your daughter's BD party? Is in the afternoon on Sunday? If I were you I'd go with a turbo cook at 350 and that 10 pounder should be done in under 6 hours - in fact with "no peek" then 5 hrs may even your number! IOW wait to start the cook on Sunday rather than cook Sat and then have the hassle of cooling down in order to refrigerate over night and then the hassle of reheating Sunday.

bountyhunterboba

RRP said:

When is your daughter's BD party? Is in the afternoon on Sunday? If I were you I'd go with a turbo cook at 350 and that 10 pounder should be done in under 6 hours - in fact with "no peek" then 5 hrs may even your number! IOW wait to start the cook on Sunday rather than cook Sat and then have the hassle of cooling down in order to refrigerate over night and then the hassle of reheating Sunday.

We will probably eat around noon.

bountyhunterboba

Turbo scares me a bit for my first cook.

dldawes1

I turbo all my butts now. At 400F@ 4-1/2 hrs every time.   No more sleepless nights wondering what could go wrong !!! No more long days sitting at home    (  yeah I know...but I don't drink !!!).

RRP

bountyhunterboba said:

Turbo scares me a bit for my first cook.

why? 350º isn't a "burn the house down temperature"

outrageous

5.5 hrs @ 350*.     Excuse the fork pics

bountyhunterboba

I was thinking about putting it on at 11pm after work so its ready to rest in the AM

GrateEggspectations

dldawes1 said:

I turbo all my butts now. At 400F@ 4-1/2 hrs every time.   No more sleepless nights wondering what could go wrong !!! No more long days sitting at home    (  yeah I know...but I don't drink !!!).

@dldawes1: What size butts are you doing in the 4.5 hour window? I ask because it's love to do a 12-pounder early tomorrow am before heading to a cottage, but think that's more than a little ambitious.

StillH2OEgger

My first choice is going to be a low and slow, but if the option is doing it that way but reheating the next day I would probably go the turbo route instead. If you can swing it, overnight at 250 will produce the best results of the primary options. You're on the right track and Bad Byrons is my go-to for pulled pork.

stichrunner

I did a 8.3 lbs. For the first time for 6 hr. Then1.5 wrapped in foil. At 275°the whole time.