First Pork Butt

[thirtydaZe]

just skimmed quick and missed it, how big was that butt?

[dman4505]

3.92lbs., only had to feed 3 people, and we have leftovers
So technically it was half a butt
Total cook time including FTC was 7.5 hours

Don

[czartman]

Used Pepper, Rosemary & Thyme bisquettes

I saw those at Cabella's last time I was there.  What did you think of them?

[dman4505]

We like them I've used them on chicken and turkey this was first time on pork.
My wife gave it two thumbs up on the pork.

Don

[bears fan]

That still seems like a really short cook time.  I've done some that size and they take closer to 14 hours when I've done it.  That looked like a pretty lean butt with no fat on it.  Just curious what kind of cut it was to take that short of time for cooking. 

Sure looks like it turned out really good.

[dman4505]

Didn't save the wrapper so I'm not sure of the exact cut and you're correct there wasn't a whole lot of fat on it. It turned out fantastic, good flavor and done throughout.
Started it at 10am and it was 6pm when we started eating. I was figuring on longer myself, I need to get a second themometer to verify the chamber temp. I've read on here that the gauge on the door could be off a few degrees, it didn't vary much between 215-225. So it may have been hotter than I thought.
I'm going to try another here in a couple weeks I'll keep better notes on the process.

Don