If I want to use cherry & hickory bisquettes(50/50) for a pork Boston butt and let's say (for simple math sake) I am going to use a total of 12 bisquettes. Should I alternate cherry/hickory every other puck , or just go with 6 hickory-then 6 cherry? Does it matter? Thanks, Smitty
Alternate them for the best mix of flavors.. That's going to be a lot of smoke.
alternate between the two... i would use maybe 8 pucks total
Thanks guys. If the hunk of pork is 8-10 lbs - would 8 pucks still be enough? I don't want to overpower the smoke deal either. Smitty
I apply 4 hours of smoke to my butts. Most folks here say that any more makes no difference. It's up to you. Experiment and see what works for you. :)
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Like the guys said. 8 hours is a lot of smoke for the Bradley. I have never rolled smoke over 4 hours and mostly find that 2 to 3 hours is enough. But with that said, you will have to find the sweet spot as to how much smoke you like ;D
My math says 12 pucks = 4 hours.
Where are y'all getting 8?
I put 12 pucks on butts.
I also use 12, for a total of 4 hours, for butts.
What if the butt only weighs 3 lb.?
If it is that small, I would cut the smoke time to 2 to 3 hours. In most cases, you would have a greater surface to mass size than a larger butt, so less smoke time should be needed.
Thanks! I think I'll give it 2 hours of smoke with the 50/50 hickory/cherry combo. I have applied Butt Rub and it's sitting in the fridge wrapped in plastic till tomorrow. I'll report back. Thanks again to everyone! Smitty
Quote from: FLBentRider on January 12, 2012, 12:57:41 PM
My math says 12 pucks = 4 hours.
Where are y'all getting 8?
I put 12 pucks on butts.
Thanks Randy! I kept going back and reading and kept thinking "Isn't 12 pucks 4 hours worth of smoke?"
Quote from: KyNola on January 12, 2012, 02:17:49 PM
Quote from: FLBentRider on January 12, 2012, 12:57:41 PM
My math says 12 pucks = 4 hours.
Where are y'all getting 8?
I put 12 pucks on butts.
Thanks Randy! I kept going back and reading and kept thinking "Isn't 12 pucks 4 hours worth of smoke?"
Exactly what I was thinking.
Quote from: smitttykid on January 12, 2012, 02:03:03 PM
What if the butt only weighs 3 lb.?
Then you have a small butt.
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You should yield about 1.7lbs of pulled pork.
Quote from: FLBentRider on January 12, 2012, 12:57:41 PM
My math says 12 pucks = 4 hours.
Where are y'all getting 8?
I put 12 pucks on butts.
Dang if I know where I read 8 hours of smoke. Went back and read the thread again and no mention of 8 hours. Guess it was one of those DUH moments ;D
think it is agreed it depends on taste but no more then 4 hours of smoke. i generally run 2 hr and 3 hr based on my taste, you just need to find your taste for smoke, start with 3 and adjust from there