40 pounds of Boston Butt on a Large BGE...

LOCOCOOKr · December 6

I have been asked to cook 4-10 pound butts for an event on Saturday and I just have one large BGE.

Can i I take the fire ring out and turn the plate setter upside down with a grate for my first layer? My plan for the next layer is to use bricks and put another grate for the remaining 2 butts.

How long should it take with this set-up?
can i do it in one burn?

Please only post if you have done something similar to this before.

Battleborn · December 6

While I haven't done that much, it can be done. I would leave the fire ring in, put 3 of the butts on the first grid. Use some bolts, nuts and washers to make a raised grid and put the other on that one.
The one on top will cook a little quicker, the three on the bottom will cook around the same time together .

Kent8621 · December 6

i would do 2 turbo and then hold them in a cooler while you do the other 2, i have done that before and it came out fine but makes it hard to do overnights doing it that way.

lkapigian · December 6

You have that thing in the kitchen with knobs that is a great assistant in a pinch...if you can't do 2 layers in the egg, get a couole hiurs of smoke on 2 if them , then go indoors 225 and toss the other 2 on the Egg...works out fine

RiverRatSkier · December 6

I have done 4 butts at a time many times with the adjustable rig. Two per level. Takes about the same amount of time as one of the same size. Maybe just a bit longer. Put a probe in as many as you can, as they don't necessarily cook at the same speed.

fishlessman · December 6

these were 8 pounders and the double brisket layer takes up more room. rogue setup, used a pan for indirect, no platesetter, went 14 hours around 235 dome temp. very hard to get a good reading of dome temps with all that cold meat in there, you need to stabilize the egg temps and trust it for many hours