A little Butt had a long day...

[Scott "Stu" Stewart]

I started with just a little dude, rubbed him up with some good ole "Butt Rub" and extra garlic, salt, and a touch of light brown sugar.

Used my DG offset that was set up for a "minion burn." First fuel load lasted over 4 hours using bulk charcoal and hickory chunks. Had a fairly clean burn!

My temperature stayed steady at 220 for nearly the first four hours. Overall, temp fluctuation was never more than 15 degrees.



I hit a stall about 9 hours in. My IT stayed steady at 169 for over two hours.

Please feel free to share any tips on how to move out of a stall without wrapping...please!

In the end, it pulled very nicely, was nice and moist, and really had a great flavor. I figured about a 10 hour cook that ended up running over 13, but the results are what matters.

I'm always open to critique and happy to learn.

 

[gmc2003]

Looks really good from my screen. To pressure thru the stall without wrapping crank the heat up. Butts can be smoked anywhere from 225 to 275*(some folks go up to 300*) w/o loosing any flavor or texture.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[Scott "Stu" Stewart]

Looks really good from my screen. To pressure thru the stall without wrapping crank the heat up. Butts can be smoked anywhere from 225 to 275*(some folks go up to 300*) w/o loosing any flavor or texture.

Point for sure.

Chris

Thank you sir. I got it up to 240 for a bit, but patience turned out to be useful this time. I appreciate the feedback very much.

 

[SmokinAl]

I usually smoke my butts at 270-280.
At those temps you hardly ever get a stall & they only take about 1 hour per pound to cook.
Still plenty tender & juicy without wrapping!
Al

 

[crazymoon]

SSS, Looks good and stalls are part of the game at 225*ish. Crank her up like Chris and Al mentioned with no ill effects.

 

[Scott "Stu" Stewart]

I usually smoke my butts at 270-280.
At those temps you hardly ever get a stall & they only take about 1 hour per pound to cook.
Still plenty tender & juicy without wrapping!
Al

Thank you sir!

 

[SonnyE]

Little Butts,
Larger Butts,
I never found a butt,
That I wouldn't take for a putt.

And I've got the hat....