butt & bb ribs at same time?

[dAWGS]

i have a boston butt and a couple racks of bb ribs i would like to do for tomorrow.   my plan is this.  i was gonna put the butt in at 220 first with 2 hours of smoke to start the let it go for about 4 hours more  at 220....then put the ribs in at the same temp with 2 hours of smoke to start.   this mean s the butt will get 2 hours of smoke in the beginning and then 2 more hours midway through.  I'm figuring 12 hours for the butt and 6 hours for the ribs.

does this make sense?

[TedEbear]

That sounds like a good start.  You said BB ribs.  The 6-hour rule for ribs is usually for larger cuts such as spare ribs and baby backs tend to get done faster.  However, with the brisket in there at the same time it might make them take longer to cook.  When doing BBs by themselves I usually go 2-2.5-.5 instead of the traditional 3-2-1.

For the butt, you didn't say how large it is.  The general rule on that one is 1.5-2 hours per lb, although cook by IT and not time.  I like to take mine to 190*F and then start checking for doneness with a fork.  If I can probe it easily it is done.

[beefmann]

your pretty  much there,,, the butt will take  longer then the  ribs... also a  larger  load of  meat ... the butt and  ribs together also  extends time. plan accordingly

what you  can also do is pt the ribs and butt in the smoker together for the  smoking  process  leave the butt in the  smoker and move the  ribs to a  crock pot for a  long  slow  cook,,

just an idea

[dAWGS]

I'm go nna try it the method I said...my question is will that second dose of smoke Effect anything?

[Habanero Smoker]

Meat will absorb smoke until a certain surface temperature is reached, then smoke will begin to adhere to the surface in greater quantities. The hotter the surface gets the less smoke will adhere. You second application of smoke, the surface temperature of the butt should not be that high, and the surface should still be very moist. I would believe there would be very little difference in smoke flavor; especially if you are making pulled pork, where the surface will be mixed in with the rest of the meat,.

[dAWGS]

Great info guys thanks.     One more question...what if I throw a whole chicken in the same time as the ribs.   Will that work?

[Habanero Smoker]

Adding the chicken and a couple of racks of ribs at the same time makes it a large load. Depending on how well the Bradley has recovered in the two hours since you added the butt, you may be looking at much longer cook times. After adding the ribs and chicken, if it is not already fully opened, this is one of the times I will say have your vent fully open. You also may want to preheat the cabinet 30°F - 40°F higher then you are going to cook at, to help with the first recovery after adding the butt.