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Butt done earlier than expected

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edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Just took off a 7 lb. butt. It is about 5 hours earlier than I wanted. I have it wrapped in foil and a towel. Is it ok to leave like this for 5 hours?
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,170
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    Kelvin Brents,
    You can either put it in a dry ice chest and cover with towels or crumpled-up newspaper, or put in in your oven set at a very low setting (mine can hold at 170 degrees). 5 hours is a stretch, though, since you didn't do this immediately.
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  • jwirlwind
    jwirlwind Posts: 319
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    Kelvin Brents,
    I did some butts on the open pit this past Thursday. They were not big ones, 5 to 8 pounds, but they came off at 200 internal after 8 hours. I wrapped them in foil, put them in a small cooler and placed towels over them. This was at 3:00 am. I pulled the pork at 2:00 pm the next day and they were still warm. [p]
    Chef Jerry
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  • Elder Ward
    Elder Ward Posts: 330
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    Kelvin Brents,
    I have a little different take. It is my considered opinion that you will be just fine. But just like Kelven said put it in a empty cool to help.
    Elder Ward
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  • jwitheld
    jwitheld Posts: 284
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    Kelvin Brents,
    recently had 6 8lb butts hit 200 in 9 hrs. was expecting 16 to 20 hrs. wrapped in fpil and chilled till about 4 hrs befor serving. put in oven wrapped in foil till int hit 200 again. about 3 hrs on 350 convection.
    best pulled ive done.
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  • Wahooegger
    Wahooegger Posts: 95
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    jwitheld,
    So you put the butts in the fridge whole, without pulling them? I've got some on now that will be done tomorrow afternoon but won't be consumed until the 4th. I was planning on pulling them, then putting them in the fridge and heating them up in foil for a couple of hours on Tuesday. Based on your experience, though, I may wait to pull them until after reheating. Have you (or anyone else) done it both ways and found one way works better?[p]
    For the record, in honor of Elder Ward's return to the board, I actually sorted my charcoal for this cook. I'd forgotten how satisfying it can be to have perfectly loaded charcoal! Thanks.
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  • Elder Ward
    Elder Ward Posts: 330
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    Wahooegger,
    You just too cute. B^)) Thank you very much I'll be here all week.
    EW
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