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OK friends, one more question...

Just put on two fully injected and rubbed down 7lb butts exactly 22 min ago. Have the Egg stabilized at around 230. We are leaving to watch the Mighty Gamecocks v. Mizzou at 2pm.

I've started "low and slow" with the idea I can pick up the pace later. The question is when to pick up that pace? I just don't want to screw up the timing.

I've got an add of people depending on me.

Thanks again. This forum never fails to help.

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  • That would be ASS of people. Haven't made my coffee yet.
  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    Wish I could help, but I egg my butts at around 280-300 . IMHO, I would step up the temp during the stall at around 150-160 area. But again, I don't egg at that low of a temp.

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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    No way this thing is done by 2pm at 230 temp. You can let it go for a bit to soak up some smoke but you'll either be foiling at stall or boosting temps to 300--325 or maybe both. Better to be done early than rush the ending.
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Agree with all of the above. 9 hours at those temps is not enough. Bump to 275* now and adjust around 11:00 if needed.
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    edited September 2014
    I agree with @grege345- I would go ahead and bump the temp to around 300 now.  It looks like you put them on a little after 5 AM.  If you get stuck in the stall you may want to foil them towards the end.  Meat cooks faster when wrapped in foil because it prevents evaporative cooling (it can't sweat).   If they happen to finish early you can hold them wrapped in foil in a cooler stuffed with towels (FTC). 


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  • Foil right at 160 and bump the temp up. It will power right through the stall, and if you monitor the temp rise over 10 minutes after foiling, you can linearly extrapolate out to your end temp and time. Then if you don't think it will be done soon enough, you can bump up the temp a little more.
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    Pork is very forgiving- people turbo them all the time at 350 with great results. I'm of the camp I would rather have ready really early and ftc until needed. I've miss timed too many meals so I learned my lesson- hope it turns out perfect and good luck.
    Greensboro, NC
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,827
    I love linear extrapolation in the morning.  All kidding aside, @JohninCarolina has a good plan but I am also in the camp of jack up the temp now to around 300*F.  Won't hurt the cook and better to finish early than chase it at the finish-line.  But just an opinion and we all know what those are worth...
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    If all else fails, there's always Piggie Park. :)

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  • QDude
    QDude Posts: 1,068
    As everyone else has said, kick up the temp now!  Low and slow is not needed for a pork butt.

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  • Bumping now. Thanks for the advice. At 163. Will advise. Looking good though!
  • I kinda gathered that low and slow was not needed after all I read on it but I was up at 430 anyway and didn't want to have it done too early.

    This forum rules.
  • Take off and FTC at 200?
  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    When the bone comes free easily it is done- but should be around that temp.
    Greensboro, NC
  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    No follow up. No pics. @thehumanrake‌ ?
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Agree ^^^^^ No finish pics? :-??
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited October 2014
    @thehumanrake‌ I know that this is a little late but I just saw this post and wanted to add a note to the above verse if I may. You can use this for future cooks my friend. Before I commence let me first say that the following text is just my views and what has worked well for me through the years time and time again. Feel free to ignore it on those grounds alone if you so desire. Pork butt. This is without question or doubt the most forgiving sub primal in the BBQ world. Literally. Followed closely by its adjoining subprimal, the picnic. The butt can be cooked at ones discresion or at will. Why? It's a simple matter of thermal mass, moisture by weight and intramuscular adipose. For a given equal size, no other cut of meat, pound for pound has the moisture and intramuscular adipose dispersal as the butt. As to cooking methods and temps. You can pretty much attain excellent results by cooking any where from 200-425 degrees. A vast and broad range for sure. The only concern when running the really high temps is over darkening and scorching. This can be avoided by both turning and rotating. Also by tenting. Some will argue that you can't push the big subprimals up into the 400 degree arena and achieve good results. I would beg to differ though. Myself and brother Nola, due to time constrains, blasted two 22+ pounders at over 400 degrees from take off to touch down. Toward the end of the cook, we had Unit 1 screaming and approaching 440'degrees. I'm not saying that this is absolute ideal. Not at all. I mention it only to make the point that if the cook does his part and keeps a close eye on what is happening and makes the proper adjustments, then butt certainly can be cooked at and above 400 degrees with excellent results. Then what temp is ideal? There is no perfect temp and they all produce practically the same results. Each just taking a different amount of time to cross the finish line. To wrap or not. This is a subject of much debate and rightfully so. Rather than beat the proverbial dead horse again, let me just say that I don't wrap until the meat is completely cooked. I'm of the opinion that wrapping is for keeping meat warm. Not for cooking it. Again that's just what works for me. Fat cap up or fat cap down? Another subject that is open to much debate and scrutiny and rightfully so. Let me just say this on the matter. If you are cooking on a unit that is dependent almost entirely on volumetric flow induced by exhaust draft/flue then you should cook with the fat cap up. No doubt about it. This can and has been proven beyond question or doubt. However, on the other 95% of cookers out there you will see no noticeable difference at all in the final product. None. At the end of the day, you can pretty much do anything that you desire to butt and achieve excellent results. You pull when it's done and that's the ball game folks. I hope that this helps my friend. Good luck in the future.

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  • @SGH that was beautiful, bookmarking for future reference of inspiration on early morning cooks =D>
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @SGH that was beautiful, bookmarking for future reference of inspiration on early morning cooks =D>

    Thank you my brother.

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