Keeping a Butt Warm

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I ended up tying the two butts together as suggested and it's worked fine (see earlier post, Subj: Two-Butt Question). Looks like they will reach the set point (200-205 degrees) in an hour or two, somewhere around noon EDT. Our guests aren't coming over until 6:00 or so. In the past, I've taken the butt off the Egg, wrapped it in foil, then a couple of towels around that, and put it all into a cooler, where I've been able to keep it for three or even four hours, no problem. Is it possible to keep it longer in there than that? I mean, the butt temp should not drop below 145 degrees, correct? In other words, about how long will I be able to maintain that temp in a cooler?
Thanks in advance for your advice.

Buster Dog BBQ

Jerr,[p]Check the naked whiz site. He has a chart of this.

stike

Jerr,
it can drop below 140, just don't let it sit there like that for four hours (lower than 140).[p]keep the probe in it to monitor temps. you'll be fine.[p]i'd drop the dome temp though to drag out the cook as long as possible

tach18k

Jerr,
all wrapped should be fine and stay hot-warm. If it drops to 140 I would not fret, once it has cooked it should be fine, the 145 is mostly during cooking and not so much as after cook. If you need to warm up the pulled stuff, Coke is an excellent moisture conditioner

HolySmokes

Jerr,
don't worry about the cooler; had the same situation when I took the butt off at 0630, brought it inside and kept it warm to 205 in the oven until 0900, took it off and pulled it, packing it in plastic sealed container (in the fridge); and then heated it with the rolls and the rest of dinner for tonight, added the sauce when reheating and at the table and it went fine!
best, HS