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30 lbs of pork shoulder

ktpbighead
ktpbighead Posts: 35
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Any pointers on cooking 30 lbs of pork shoulder butt on an xl egg? I've done 20 lbs with no problems.
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,839
    Make sure you have a large enough drip pan for all that fat drippings.  Also, if you can avoid it, make sure none of them are touching one another.  It'll hurt the bark development.
    If you've already done 20, you'll knock 30lbs out of the park with no problem.
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,605
    That's three butts. They should fit in there no problem. 
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • ktpbighead
    ktpbighead Posts: 35
    Actually, I have 4 butts. All 4 total just over 30 lbs.
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  • bettysnephew
    bettysnephew Posts: 1,193
    edited October 2015
    I cooked 47 lb. on my XL a while back. Cook time was a little longer but not much. I was using the AR, but there were 4 on the main BGE grid and only 2 on the upper grid of the AR. Should be no problem for 4. Agree about the drip pan, it is dangerous to have to empty mid cook.
    A poor widows son.
    See der Rabbits, Iowa
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,560
    Here are some pick of almost 50lbs I cooked on my XL.  it's amazing how much you can pack on the XL. Make sure to move them around as there are hot spots and this helps things cook more evenly.  Good luck and make sure to post photos. 

    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    edited October 2015
    There should be plenty of real estate on the XL to do it on one grid.  Like @YEMTrey suggested I would use a couple of large drip pans and also let them hang over the plate setter to create a larger indirect area.  If butts are hanging over the plate setter and there is not something there, then that section will cook faster and dry out.  

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,938
    Rotate them every 2-3 hours or so, you'll have spots that cook faster than others.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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