Boston butt

[Trippinbillies]

Iv‘e done several Boston butts . I have 2 getting ready to come out now. My cooks are lasting about 14 to 16 hours. I’m wandering if I’m cooking to slow. My target temp is 200. I smoke around 250. I have 2 thermometers. In smoker one is a Meater . I’m new to this thermometer not sure I trust it yet. Any thoughts? Should I be smoking at a higher temp?

 

[smokerjim]

You could smoke hotter, butts are pretty forgiving, all though i dont do it you can wrap the butts to speed them along, what type smoker ya using.

 

[schlotz]

First question for me, how have you verified your grate temp?

 

[PPG1]

First Welcome to SMF from Coastal South Carolina.
I do all my Butts at 225 "low and slow". Doing an 8-9 lbs butt generally takes me 12-14 hrs. Sometimes less sometimes more. I never wrap mine to push it through the stall but I know alot of cooks do. This helps lesson the time it takes. Some smoke at a higher temp and believe it's not the time but the internal Temp that matters. So you can see Smoking is not only based on Science of the meat but the Art of the Pit Boss.
At some point you will become the artist and become the Pit Boss.
Good Luck

 

[Trippinbillies]

You could smoke hotter, butts are pretty forgiving, all though i dont do it you can wrap the butts to speed them along, what type smoker ya using.

No I don’t wrap so I know that makes the cook longer.

 

[Trippinbillies]

No I don’t wrap so I know that makes the cook longer.

No I don’t wrap so I know that makes the cook longer.

also I using Masterbuilt 340G

 

[Trippinbillies]

First question for me, how have you verified your grate temp?

I have verified the thermometer . I use 2 . One wire probe and one is the Meater+

 

[goldendogs]

Welcome to SMF, I have a Boston Butt on my Camp Chef right now , the smoker temp is set at 240 and i am looking for an IT of 200. I have a meater in it and have used it before on steaks and it was perfect for them ,hoping it will be the same for this butt. Good luck

 

[SmokinAl]

I have smoked butts at 220-300, and the only difference I could tell was the cook time was shortened at the higher temp. The flavor, juiciness, & tenderness were the same. So if yo want to save some time cook them at a higher temp. But I must admit that I usually cook them low & slow over night in my WSM/Guru setup. I have cooked them hot & fast in my Lang & they were just as good, but I had to babysit it all day. So being an old guy I prefer the overnight smoke with the Guru/WSM.
Al

 

[Inscrutable]

I have smoked butts at 220-300, and the only difference I could tell was the cook time was shortened at the higher temp. The flavor, juiciness, & tenderness were the same

Same here (although I usually only go to 275) … sooo much faster powering thru the stall.

 

[schlotz]

I have verified the thermometer . I use 2 . One wire probe and one is the Meater+

Are you saying one of those probes monitor the grate temp, to insure the smoker is actually running at 250º OR are you relying on the built-in smoker thermometer that is reporting its running at 250º.

 

[rc4u]

i posted few yrs ago how i spin em on grill with wood chunks on the burners.. 5 hrs at 260 , done perfect..