First Pork Butt...

Mop

I`m going to do my first pork butt in the green cooker for tomorrow..
We have some friends coming over tomorrow night for a visit and then Saturday were haveing a bit of an open house for neighbors.....I was kind of hopeing on killing two birds with one stone and doing up a large butt for both visits!!!!!...[p]Can you help me with cooker temps and such...
I`m going to pull it, not slice it so I`m heading for a 200º internal temp......I would like to do an overnight cook to be honest with you, then make up some of that "Vaunted Vinigar Sauce" from Smoke and Spice..
I have used it before....strong as hell but good...
Any help would be great...Direct or indirect, now that I have them fancy new firebricks, Thanks to Santa Earl....[p]Roger!

Gfw

Mop, I generally use a dome temp of 215 sliding to about 250 degrees as the cook progresses - I also count on about 18 hours to hit the 200 degrees mark - it doesn't seem to make much difference whether the butt is small or large, one butt or two - about 18 hours - if it gets done early, it reheats great in the microwave - place in plastic bag and nuke at 30% power for about 5 miutes. [p]Happy New Year and Good luck!

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Mop

Gfw, Super!!!!
thanks you sir!!!!![p]Roger!

Nature Boy

Mop,
Indirect over drip pan at 250 dome. Use the bricks to elevate second grate over drip pan. I don't use firebricks under the drip pan with lo/slo stuff, unless I want to save drippings. Those plateaus can be long, so allow at least 2 hours/pound. [p]Have fun and keep us posted.
NB

Carl T

Mop,[p]I always do butts in my large indirect with the firebrick set up recommended by Tim M. Two bricks flat with an upright brick on both sides of the flats that support the upper grid that holds the butts. I place a drip collector I shape out of 18" HD foil on top of the flats between the two upright bricks. The foil is much cheaper and easier during cleanup that actual drip pans. I cook at 230 to 250 degrees until the plateau is passed. After the meat gets to 180 degrees, I bump up the temp to about 275 and finish off the butts until an internal temp of 200. I really enjoy the overnight cooks because of the way the egg maintains temps. I still feel guilty that I am not outside tending the fire every 45 minutes.[p]Carl T

Mop

Hey Guys, I don`t have a second grate....How bout I use three flat bricks with drip pan on the bricks with the inverted V Rack in the drip pan?????/[p]Will that do?
ROger!

Nature Boy

Mop,
That'll work. Firebricks optional.

Mop

Nature Boy,What?, your thinking just the vrack in the pan right on the grate?

Nature Boy

Mop,
I was thinkin more like the v-rack in the drip pan. Just as long as it is not basking in the juices!
As long as it is protected from the direct heat of the coals, it should work great.

Unknown

Re-read your post. Yeah, you said it![p]Sorry

Mop

NB,no sweat, Thanks.....