Having a few folks over for some BBQ and good times on Saturday, and scratching my head a bit trying to figure out when I should start smoking my butt for the pulled pork.
I'm doing one of the butts that come in the boneless two packs from Costco, so should be 7-8 lbs or so.
This is only my second butt; however the first time I did one (the other one from the package) it took just under 12 hours to finish, then sat for another hour or so before I pulled it. So I figure I should account for about 13 hours or so.
I was thinking I could start it the night before, but we're not really night owls, so 10 pm or so would likely be about the latest time it would go on. That would have it ready to go around 11 am the next day, but then I'm not sure what to do with it for the 5 hours before the party starts.
Another option would be to get up really early, get the butt on around 3 am, and then head back to bed.
The other thing I was thinking was that last time I foiled it at 160, so maybe this time I skip the foil, which would make it take longer. Then maybe starting it at 10 pm the night before would work out? I'm just a little nervous as I've not done one that way before, so I don't know how long to expect. I suppose if things started looking tight I could always foil it closer to the party.
What does everyone think?
I'm doing one of the butts that come in the boneless two packs from Costco, so should be 7-8 lbs or so.
This is only my second butt; however the first time I did one (the other one from the package) it took just under 12 hours to finish, then sat for another hour or so before I pulled it. So I figure I should account for about 13 hours or so.
I was thinking I could start it the night before, but we're not really night owls, so 10 pm or so would likely be about the latest time it would go on. That would have it ready to go around 11 am the next day, but then I'm not sure what to do with it for the 5 hours before the party starts.
Another option would be to get up really early, get the butt on around 3 am, and then head back to bed.
The other thing I was thinking was that last time I foiled it at 160, so maybe this time I skip the foil, which would make it take longer. Then maybe starting it at 10 pm the night before would work out? I'm just a little nervous as I've not done one that way before, so I don't know how long to expect. I suppose if things started looking tight I could always foil it closer to the party.
What does everyone think?