I am getting ready to cook a 16 pound Boston Butt and I was wondering how long it would take me to cook that at 220
So you have two (roughly) 8LB butts, I would still give 20 hours to be safe, if they get done early you can foil them and wrap in a towel and put in an empty cooler and they will stay hot for hours. You can bump up to 230*-240* but I wouldn't go over 250*. One way to power through the stall is to foil them and back on the smoker or in an oven, it probably will speed up the time but you will sacrifice some bark, so that is a preference, if you want a heavy bark or not.Hey S2K9K,
Yes thats a BIG Butt. And yes, I am aware of the stall. To answer your question about cutting it half. When I took it out of the package, it was already cut. That was my worry that I might have to. Would you recommend raising the temp up some from 220? I get off at about 10:30 eastern time and was planning on starting it not long after I get home. Im just worried that I'm going to mess up or do something wrong. I'm just going on by what I've seen online or heard or what people has told me. Any and all advice given would be very appreciated.