I bought two Pork Butts one 6lbs and one 7lbs how long do you think i need to cook them for at 225?
I would figure 18 to 24 hours.
Depending on your ambient temps, and to some degree the pig, it could take longer or shorter than that.
I would plan for 24 and use the FTC method to hold them until time to serve.
If you're going to smoke them at the same time, you need to prepare for a long smoke/cook period. My opinion, 16 hours and as much as 20 hours. Biggest variable is the pig that those butts came from. Best advice I can give you is don't panic when the internal temps of those butts stall for several hours. That's what you want them to do so resist the urge to bump the temp up to shorten the cook time. If you're looking for pulled pork I would go to 185-200 for the internal temp of the butts.
My more experienced learned friends will come along to give you better advice.
KyNola
Sorry FLBR, again you are quick draw! rmaggio, told you more experienced folks would come along!
I just did two 7 pounders at 215 degrees F and it only took about 14 hours to get the internal temperature to 190-195 F.
I agree with KyNola. Don't panic. You need to have patience while waiting for the butts to get up to temp. I've had some take just 14 hours. I just recently had 2 take 22 hours.
Just put the two butts in....gave them both a little slap before..wish me luck
Good luck and a little slap never hurts!
OK you guys have to explain the slap now cause I keep hearing reference to it. Come on spit it out.
Q,
Haven't you ever slapped a butt before? ;)
KyNola
Yea but the last time I hit her to hard and Wombat(my wife) wouldn't talk to me for week.
:D
We said a little slap! We're not trying to totally tenderize it, more of a "love" slap.
OK so how does this slap thing go here so I know what your actually meaning. And I promise not to spank...I mean slap the "wombat" so hard next time. ;D
Sorta like a "butt pat"
:o 8) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
So you clowns just take your meat and give it a little slap, so what is the result of this little meat slap you guys do or is this something we should be talking about ;D ;D :o 8)
Q, they mean slap the butt! Not that!!!
Right after my final seasoning .... I kinda give my Butt a little tatla womp slap.
Nothing mean or you will be eating seasoning or you will be cleaning it up off the walls.
And I talk to it. :D ;D :D
LMAO I knew there was a reason why I stay north of the 49th. ;D ;D
The butts were a HIT!!! I did give them a little slap after I rubbed them.
The larger one only took 13 hours to get to 190 and the smaller one took 14 hours. I FTC for about 2 hours and when i unwrapped them they were falling off the fork...I may have to quit my desk job and just smoke all day every day
Hey RM glad it worked out for you. Smoke on brother.
Congrats! As you can tell by the goofing around you have plenty of "Time" to do your Butt Smokes. Just a word of caution the next one will not smoke in the same amount of time they are all kind of like some of the forum members. A Little Different!!! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: rmaggio on December 28, 2009, 01:53:01 AM
The butts were a HIT!!! I did give them a little slap after I rubbed them.
The larger one only took 13 hours to get to 190 and the smaller one took 14 hours. I FTC for about 2 hours and when i unwrapped them they were falling off the fork...I may have to quit my desk job and just smoke all day every day
Glad to hear you had some good pulled pork.
That was a quick time. WoW!
Like 10.5 said they all are a little different.
By the way, we like pics so we can ouuu and ahhhh.
Try this link to get your pictures going.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showpost.php?p=768&postcount=11
Congrats again.