Guys,
Need some advice. Cooked two 4 lb Boston Butts. Turned out ok - a little dry and not as tender as I was expecting. Here's the box score:
Rubbed and put on smoker at 8:30 am.
Temp 230 (Brinkman Electric)
3:45 pm IT reached 160
Put both butts in foil pan and covered. Back in the smoker.
7:00 pm IT went up to 187 and froze.
I know there is a "plateau" around the 160 deg mark but not at 187.
Being 4 lbs, got gun shy and pulled the butts off at 8:00 pm
Let rest 30 minutes.
There was some juice in the pans - everything else looked great.
Any thoughts?
Need some advice. Cooked two 4 lb Boston Butts. Turned out ok - a little dry and not as tender as I was expecting. Here's the box score:
Rubbed and put on smoker at 8:30 am.
Temp 230 (Brinkman Electric)
3:45 pm IT reached 160
Put both butts in foil pan and covered. Back in the smoker.
7:00 pm IT went up to 187 and froze.
I know there is a "plateau" around the 160 deg mark but not at 187.
Being 4 lbs, got gun shy and pulled the butts off at 8:00 pm
Let rest 30 minutes.
There was some juice in the pans - everything else looked great.
Any thoughts?