Cook time for two shoulders vs one

[Rmann]

Ok ..... If one is smoking a 14 LB shoulder - is the time needed for said shoulder the same if one is smoking two 7 lb shoulders?

Thanks in advance.

 

[SmokinAl]

It depends on the thickness of the shoulder. If they are the same thickness then yes they would take about the same time to cook. Are you talking about a whole shoulder (Picnic & butt) or a butt, because I have never seen a 14 lb butt. Or do you have a 2 pack in cryovac?
Al

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Like Al said is it a 2 pack? I’ve been fooled before

 

[02ebz06]

My take is you would be doubling the cold mass in the chamber, so would be longer.
However I doubt it would be significant. Just my 2 cents.

 

[SmokinEdge]

The one 14 pounder will take longer because of the solid mass. Two 7 pound shoulders equal 14 pounds but their mass is half individually. In other words. 14 pounds of country style ribs will cook faster than one 14 pound shoulder because of individual mass of the piece. That’s just my O2.

 

[Rmann]

Ok ..... If one is smoking a 14 LB shoulder - is the time needed for said shoulder the same if one is smoking two 7 lb shoulders?

Thanks in advance.

Thanks all ...... also have not had a 14lb shoulder....sorry ....was using that as an example ....a bad example....

 

[mike243]

I smoked 2 butts starting last night, both 9lbs, 1 was done 2 hours sooner than the other, grate temp was the same , its very hard to specify a set time imo. Better to have a couple hours of holding than waiting for it to get done so you can eat

 

[mike243]

Turned out great

 

[babydocsmoker]

The one 14 pounder will take longer because of the solid mass. Two 7 pound shoulders equal 14 pounds but their mass is half individually. In other words. 14 pounds of country style ribs will cook faster than one 14 pound shoulder because of individual mass of the piece. That’s just my O2.

This is correct. If you took a 14 pound shoulder and cut it up in little pieces it would take substantially less time. Even though the weight has not changed, surface area to weight has gone much higher.

 

[SmokinEdge]

They look excellent Mike. Waiting on a cut/pulled shot. I know it will be Devine though. Nice work.

 

[mike243]

Well I stunk up his thread to show how 2 pieces of meat can look the same but took longer that you would think, not the first or last time doing that. I measured temp of grate between them and the temp of each, by the time 1 reached 200 the other was 178 , let it go another 2 hours before it was close enough lol

 

[SmokinEdge]

Well I stunk up his thread to show how 2 pieces of meat can look the same but took longer that you would think, not the first or last time doing that. I measured temp of grate between them and the temp of each, by the time 1 reached 200 the other was 178 , let it go another 2 hours before it was close enough lol

Your information is needed in this thread Mike. If OP wants to add to it that’s fine, but you are giving real world results,,,,, and pictures! We like that a lot. Thanks Mike.

 

[Rmann]

Your information is needed in this thread Mike. If OP wants to add to it that’s fine, but you are giving real world results,,,,, and pictures! We like that a lot. Thanks Mike.

I appreciate any and all feedback/information ..... new at this and this forum has been very helpful...thanks guys

 

[SmokinEdge]

I appreciate any and all feedback/information ..... new at this and this forum has been very helpful...thanks guys

Always here. Keep cooking and posting. So much good in all of it.