I am going to smoke 4 butts approx. 6.5 lbs each for a Grad party. How long will it take in my Bradley smoker?
We did two, 7 lb. butts and two 7 lb. briskets last week and all four pieces spent between 18 and 19 hours in the Bradley.
The biggest butt went on the bottom rack, the smallest brisket on the top. The temp was set at 220*. Briskest came off at around 180* and the butts at 195*.
I'm guessing the four butts would take a bit longer to all finish. Don't forget to allow a few hours after coming out of the smoker to be wrapped in foil and towels placed in a cooler. (FTC)
i just did 14 lbs of brisket bacon that took 8 hours with 900 watts of heat to get to 170 F... with you doing twice as much and im assuming with 500 watts some where between 15 and 20 hours
When I do butts I do only 2 at a time - even if smoking 4 total. They take between 24-26 hours for 2. Always turn out great !!
Thanks for the replies, these will be for a party on the 6th so iI think I will do two at a time and then ftc.
I'm not sure what the drawback would be of doing all four at the same time.
Quote from: eldub on June 25, 2013, 11:43:00 AM
I'm not sure what the drawback would be of doing all four at the same time.
just take longer... more meat load = longer time... though shorter time then doing one at a time
From what I've been reading here, I'd say smoke all 4 at the same time, once smoke is done split em up to the oven. Save ya a few pucks anyways.just my 2€
Snoopy's got you covered on this one. You can smoke four at once in an unmodified Bradley and finish in oven and crockpot. See this thread (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=28663.msg340965#msg340965).