I was wondering if this is normal. The cook time for a 5.5lbs pork butt took me 15 hrs. I have a Smoke Hollow propane smoker.I smoked the butt at 245 until the internal temp was 205. I was using the Maverick 733 thermometer.
You should get those temps up. For Safety, USDA and SMF recommend a minimum of 225°F. This is critical if you inject or punch, whatever, into your meats. If you want to make Pulled Pork, smoke to an IT of 205°F. If Sliced Pork is what you like, an IT of 185-195°F will get it tender.
Not use to cooking pork butts, what temp should they be cooked to? Smoked one last night and after 7 1/2 hours temps ranged from 160 to 190 degrees depending where I put the probe.
That is fine. We want to know temp at the meat...JJ
I was using the maverick ET-733. Where in my smoker should I place the temp probe? I had it on the grate just infront of the pork butt.