how to store smoked butt for a few hours

jfherring

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• Jul 14, 2012

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Hey everyone,
got a family picnic tomorrow at about 2:30. The butt is most likely gonna be done by 10. Then I'll leave it wrapped, but is it okay to leave it wrapped in tinfoil and in a cooler from 10 until 2:30, or what shiuld I do?

 

mossymo

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• Jul 14, 2012

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Double foil wrapped, then wrapped in old towels, in a cooler with towels added on top to take up any empty cooler space for added insulation. Should still be steaming hot when removed from the cooler 4 hours later.

You can not put a time on how long it will take a large piece of meat to get to temp, but after it is done the meat has plenty of time to serve it using this method.

 

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jfherring

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Awesome. Just wanted to make sure it was safe. Thanks!

 

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• Jul 14, 2012

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MossyMO said:

Double foil wrapped, then wrapped in old towels, in a cooler with towels added on top to take up any empty cooler space for added insulation. Should still be steaming hot when removed from the cooler 4 hours later.

You can not put a time on how long it will take a large piece of meat to get to temp, but after it is done the meat has plenty of time to serve it using this method.

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Have done this many times with great success. Make sure to fill all the voids in the cooler

 

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jfherring

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Meat is now double wrapped in tinfoil, wrapped in a towel, in a cooler with 3 other towels filling in. Il take it out in about 4 hours, pull and chow. Thanks for your help!

 

deannc

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• Jul 14, 2012

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I like to leave my probe in if it's going to be in the cooler a while.  It'll usually hold for several hours, even upwards of 6 before your in danger of getting back down to 140 at which time you'll want to pull and if you still have a while before serving I've had good success pulling and putting in a crock pot on low.  Add some of your juices or some apple juice in the crock to keep things moist and stir often.

I try not to go long in the cooler (more than a couple hours) myself because it always seems to get a little more mushy beyond a few hours, IMHO.

Hope it all turned out great!