Help on my first smoke

KyNola · July 23, 2009, 06:28:11 PM

Paris,
You should be good to go overnight. I would not put water in the broiler pan. Check the broiler pan before you go to bed but you should be fine. I always finish mine in a roasting pan with a rack in the pan.

KyNola

parismountain · July 23, 2009, 06:37:01 PM

From what I remember of the package weight my two butts totaled 16.5 lbs. I will drain and put a broiler pan screen on and then put the butts on top of that. I hope 9 am sounds right. Think I did any damage with a starting cool smoke? I only got to 130 for about 3 hours but the butts were still cold. I'm guessing I haven't harmed anything with a cool starting smoke.

I'm in South Carolina btw

parismountain · July 23, 2009, 08:01:06 PM

Meat thermometer says 149 degrees on butts weighing a total of 16.5 lbs. Anyone have any idea how long it takes to go the additional 41 degrees on 16.5 lbs at 200 degrees in an oven? I need it to go about 7 more hours to avoid getting up at a crazy early hour.

smokeitall · July 23, 2009, 08:08:21 PM

Don't worry its just about to stall out, thats where all the magic happens. Go to bed it will be fine, as long as the temp is over 220

parismountain · July 23, 2009, 08:17:45 PM

ok will raise temp to 220. I was at 200 in the oven. Boy this thing sure smells smokey after 4 hours of hickory.

smokeitall · July 23, 2009, 08:18:37 PM

200 is probably ok also. In the oven I leave mine at 210.

parismountain · July 25, 2009, 01:40:47 PM

Thanks everybody for your help. The two butts came out great after cooking for 23 hours. They were both great but one was more tender than the other. I didn't keep track of which butt was above the other one in the smoker, I should have watched better what I was doing. I wonder if the one on top was better than the one on the bottom.

KyNola · July 25, 2009, 03:03:18 PM

Paris,
Blame it on the pig. Sometimes it just happens. Sounds like a great first run for you though.

KyNola