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Urgent: turbo question pork shoulder

Zick
Zick Posts: 193
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11 lb. Pork shoulder on now 14 hours.  157-166 before I put it in foil and temp is now at 390 degrees.  Need to pull it off in an hour and a half.  Will I get there in time?
When was the last time you did something for the first time? - Zick Boulder, CO
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,579
    No idea, and any answer is going to be irrelevant anyway.  It’ll get where it gets.  You won’t have any FTC time, so just run as long as you can and pull and let sit on counter for 10 min before you pull, slice or chop.  It’s going to be reallly hot.
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  • dcc
    dcc Posts: 90
    You could cut it into smaller chunks, put it in a Dutch oven with some beer and braise it on the stove until it's done.
    Houston (Clear Lake) TX
    2 LBGE, 1 Mini-Max

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  • bikesAndBBQ
    bikesAndBBQ Posts: 284
    If it needs to come off at noon, it will be what it will be at this point. If you can get to 190ish, you might be okay for pulled pork. 
    Pittsburgh, PA. LBGE
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  • Zick
    Zick Posts: 193
    Just checked and I am @ 180 degrees now.  I can leave it for another hour.  Then can put in cooler for an hour.🙏
    When was the last time you did something for the first time? - Zick Boulder, CO
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,865
    My only suggestion is that time on the cooker is far more important than time resting. Good luck bringing it home.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,136
    It also seems like it is time to get a beer (or three) and not kvetch about too much. It'll happen. :)

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Zick
    Zick Posts: 193
    UPDATE:  It came out great.  I did wind up foiling the shoulder at about 180 degrees for about an hour and it worked perfectly.  I also raised the temp as suggested.  Thank you all for the wonderful support.  It was a smashing success.

    Jason
    When was the last time you did something for the first time? - Zick Boulder, CO
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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,465
    @Zick, that is great.  Next time you do a shoulder, try the turbo method.  I usually go 350 degrees at +/- 45 min a pound.  Once the bark is where I wan't it, I wrap in foil.  Always comes out perfect and no more over nights.  Also, I can't really tell the difference.  Just be sure and not use a rub with a lot of sugar in it as it will have a chance to burn.  
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,616
    edited July 2019
    Just a heads up for the future, once a butt is wrapped in foil, its temperature rise tends to be pretty linear with time.  So you can track the change in temp over say a five minute period and then extrapolate to get your finish time.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Just a heads up for the future, once a butt is wrapped in foil, its temperature rise tends to be pretty linear with time.  So you can track the change in temp over say a five minute period and then extrapolate to get your finish time.  
    #nerd
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