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split roast time.

henapple
henapple Posts: 16,025
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Planning on doing a butt roast this weekend. By splitting into 2 5lb instead of 1 10 lb, how will that effect my time. I might do 4 5lb. I am going to try different methods on each one to experiment...
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    That should cut your time down considerably.  Cook time is roughly time per pound, since you cut the weight in half, you dramatically cut down your cook time.
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I figure around 2 hr/lb but didn't know if more meat meant more time...other than the initial cold. What about the stall...longer?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    That's all dependent on your egg temp.  If you cook lower, like 225, might be 1.5-2 hours/pound.  The stall will be longer.  Cook closer to 300 and you'll have a shorter stall, maybe 1-1.5 hours a pound.  With more meat in the egg, you'll need more heat to maintain a given temp - all that energy is cooking more meat faster when you have smaller chunks of meat.  More surface area, bla bla bla.... :)
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    So on average at 250....time on 4 5lb roast..?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Oh, I'm just guessing here....5 pound butt, doesn't matter how many you cook 1 or 4....1.5 hours a pound plus or minus?  So maybe 7-8 hours.
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Great.. Thanks. Plan on smoking several...sounds like a might be able to through them on around 8 for a 7 o'clock dinner.
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