Butt Question

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Meat Mopper

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May 28, 2008

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Olympia, WA

• Sep 7, 2008

• #1

Well since this looks to be a long night, I am now wondering about holding time for my butts. How long do you folks think I can hold them towel wrapped in the cooler? If they keep mis-behaving I was thinking about just holding them overnight and pulling in the morning. Then I could have a pulled pork breakfast while watching the Seahawks beat up on the Bills. What do you think?

Dave

 

walking dude

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• Sep 7, 2008

• #2

i have personally held em for 11 hours, if you wrap em well, and put in a cooler.........the event we had late july..........butts got done at 7 in the morning.............they weren't supposed to be done till 2-3 in the afternoon.........supper was planned for 7 pm..........that afternoon.........when we took em out to pull, they was still too hot to handle..................

 

northwet smoker

Meat Mopper

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May 28, 2008

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Olympia, WA

• Sep 7, 2008

• #3

Thanks brother. Appreciate the advice. I'm still double stalled. Looks like breakfast sammies for us. Oh well, gotta love it....

Dave

 

tn_bbq

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East Tennessee

• Sep 8, 2008

• #4

Yeah, I held one for over 5 hours just the other day.

 

capt dan

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• Sep 8, 2008

• #5

They just get better the longer they wait, and are alot easier to pull.Never hurts to put a dial meat therm in one and leave it while they are wrapped. then ya can pop open the top of the cooler real quick and take a peek without unwrapping and cooling any. I wouldn't let them cool much below 145-150 without pulling and then eating or refridgerating.

 

northwet smoker

Meat Mopper

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May 28, 2008

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Olympia, WA

• Sep 8, 2008

• #6

Thanks guys, one of these day's I'll get the timing down so I can actually hold one for a few hours. These long smokes have been fighting me all summer.

Dave