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First time Cooking Two butts

B747crew
B747crew Posts: 158
in Pork
I';m cooking two 6 lb butts starting at 4 AM give or take for a 12 noon lunch.  I've done well with one at a time but can anyone help with approx times and dome temps for this cook ??
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  • ColtsFan
    ColtsFan Posts: 6,546
    Other than the initial recovery for the added mass, the cook time won't vary much. 
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
    ColtsFan said:
    Other than the initial recovery for the added mass, the cook time won't vary much. 
    Correct.  Maybe 5 extra minutes.  Maybe. 
    If that....

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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • B747crew
    B747crew Posts: 158
    Good advice thanks guys very much

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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
    With that being said, monitor temp, especially once you get out of the stall if you want them at the same time. I have had 2 within 1/10 of a lb take as much as 1.5 hrs longer than the other. Other times they are done at the same time. Each piece of meat is different. Because the egg is hottest in the rear, you may need to rotate them. 

    Where I am going with this is if you have 2 at exactly 8 pounds, if one takes 12 hours, do not think two will take 24. One may be done at 10.5 or the other at 13.5 hours. 
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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