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Pork Butt Travel Time

CraftBeernBBQ
CraftBeernBBQ Posts: 65
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i am headed to the keys this Friday and was thinking about doing a 12lb butt Thursday afternoon to be ready for a FTC at around 10am Friday morning for the 2hr drive. 

Question is do you think k if well wrapped and towleed it will stay hot enough till say 5-6pm eating time on Friday. Our hotel has no ovens to reheat
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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
    A cheap foam ice chest ... FTC'd - 4hrs easily. A good igloo or anything upper tier 5 or 6 pm is absolutely obtainable.
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    In a cooler FTC'd you should be good for 6 hrs (or maybe more). The less air space=longer hold time.

    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
    Stuff the cooler with wadded up newspaper. Less air = warmer. 
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    Should be attainable. I have FTC's brisket, pork but and ribs for 6 hours and still be hot to serve.  I found filling the cooler half about half full with hot water and letting it sit for about 20 minutes help as does putting the towels in the dryer on high right before you use them.  I use Igloo coolers.   
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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    I had a 3 hour drive last Friday doing the same thing.  I preheated it in the sun, then added 3 fire bricks at about 185F in the bottom of the cooler, wrapped in an old towel.  I also took some hot sides, so there was a lot of thermal mass and the butt was as juicy and hot as it could've ever been!

    Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,589
    im ok with that, preheat the cooler though
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • CraftBeernBBQ
    CraftBeernBBQ Posts: 65
    Awesome guys. Thanks for all your input. This site is the best!!!!
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