Pork help please (Kinda in progress so the sooner the better)

[avj4]

So due to unusual circumstances I had to go pick up an ECB this morning to do my pulled pork (first boston butt), now this thing has been a pain in my rear. I started around 11 and its currently 5 here and it's been at the plateau phase for a while and this awful contraption refuses to hold a constant temprature. So what do I do...its getting late and i need to drive back to school........one more thing. DO I really need to let it rest 7 hours in a cooler before pulling?

 

[jaxgatorz]

U can double foil it and finish at higher temps in the over... 7 hours??? no, 1 hour will do just fine........good luck..
PS.. my first butt took over 14 hours...You are only at 6, not bad.

 

[bigorangesmoker]

Not sure what to suggest except for your last question about letting it rest. I have let my butts rest anywhere from 3-1/2 hours to 6 hours. I have never gone 7 hours. I would imagine at least 1-2 hours is necessary, but not really sure.

 

[mudduck]

do you have a oven you can finish it up in
get the temp up to around 200 let it rest a hr or so it will
be ok
foil it good

 

[avj4]

Thanks for the quick replies folks.....IT should have been 2 hours deeper into the process but my flowerpot smoker (rigged for charcoal and pid controlled) due to mishandling underwent thermal shock.....so what higher temp for the oven do you recommend?

 

[mudduck]

275 or280 i would think

 

[meateater]

To finish in the oven foil it, add some liquid and get it up to 350* it wont hurt it. Be sure to let it rest after for at least 30 minutes. Let us know.

ADDED: Get the oven to 350* and the meat to 200* then let it rest.

 

[avj4]

It worked....it didn't quite fall apart but it did work. Thanks folks.