First butt I smoked, turned out good, but something was wrong for it to take 28 hrs to hit 200. My first guess would be thermo, but it was a new redi chek that I had calibrated that day. Temps were:
4 - 130
6 - 150
11.5 - 165 (pretty sure this was the stall, but I was at the beach having cocktails during sunset, so I missed a 4 hr chunk of times)
14 - 167
16.5 - 171
20.5 -178
22 -180
23 -181
28 -200
Temps were pretty consistent 215-220, although I did have some issues with flare ups when adding wood. I did not wrap in foil, which probably would have helped. For the last 3-4 hrs I bumped up the temp to 240, which seemed to move temps along.
When I pulled from smoker I wrapped in foil for about 3hrs. Pork was a little dry, but thanks to SoFlaQuers finishing sauce it turned out great.
Forgot to mention it was a 10lb boneless boston butt. Rubbed and wrapped in fridge overnight, no brine, no injection.
Question is why? Was 215-220 too low of a temp? If so, where should I be for a butt (and does size change target cook temp?) If I had wrapped it at 160 would it have helped speed it along if I didn't change my cook temp?
Either way, here is a little Q-view for you.
4 - 130
6 - 150
11.5 - 165 (pretty sure this was the stall, but I was at the beach having cocktails during sunset, so I missed a 4 hr chunk of times)
14 - 167
16.5 - 171
20.5 -178
22 -180
23 -181
28 -200
Temps were pretty consistent 215-220, although I did have some issues with flare ups when adding wood. I did not wrap in foil, which probably would have helped. For the last 3-4 hrs I bumped up the temp to 240, which seemed to move temps along.
When I pulled from smoker I wrapped in foil for about 3hrs. Pork was a little dry, but thanks to SoFlaQuers finishing sauce it turned out great.
Forgot to mention it was a 10lb boneless boston butt. Rubbed and wrapped in fridge overnight, no brine, no injection.
Question is why? Was 215-220 too low of a temp? If so, where should I be for a butt (and does size change target cook temp?) If I had wrapped it at 160 would it have helped speed it along if I didn't change my cook temp?
Either way, here is a little Q-view for you.
