Cooking a Boston Butt Over 2 days?

[cjbrowne]

Has anyone ever cooked a butt for ~ 6-7 hours, let it cool, refrigerated and then finished it a day or 2 later? The one i'm going to cook is 8.5 lbs. It seems doable to me, just wondering if anyone has tried this.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

There are many solutions out there for someone with time constraints. For instance, if you really only have that amount of time then you could conceivably cut the thing in half and smoke the two parts at a high temp and have it be done. I have done this and had good results. Can you provide more details about why you would need to cook it for that amount of time and then finish it later?

 

[cjbrowne]

I'll be at my home the first day and at the lake cottage on the next day. I have smokers at both locations. I would not have enough time to complete a 13+ hour cook at the lake cottage in time for dinner. So is it better to finish completely at home on day 1 and reheat for dinner the next day or do partial cooks over both days? Another option would be to cook overnite about 10 hours, wrap in foil and put in a cooler, and resume cooking at the lake to finish. As a fall back, I'll probably look at cutting the butt into smaller pieces. Thanks for the advice!

 

[jbellard]

I would just cook and reheat at lake cottage. Then you don't have to start up a second smoker. Just heat in oven.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I would cook to get smoke 4 to 6 hours and take it with me and take my 6 Qt slow cooker.Put that bad boy in there for the morning and afternoon[emoji]129299[/emoji] I don't know if you have a big slow cooker. Works great for juicy pulled pork though.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

I'll be at my home the first day and at the lake cottage on the next day. I have smokers at both locations. I would not have enough time to complete a 13+ hour cook at the lake cottage in time for dinner. So is it better to finish completely at home on day 1 and reheat for dinner the next day or do partial cooks over both days? Another option would be to cook overnite about 10 hours, wrap in foil and put in a cooler, and resume cooking at the lake to finish. As a fall back, I'll probably look at cutting the butt into smaller pieces. Thanks for the advice!

I am guessing you are cooking at a relatively low temp? 

 

[mosparky]

I would say complete cook on first day, then re-heat on day 2. The way I see it, if you cook for 4-6 hours then try to finish on day 2, you still have the same 4-6 hours just to get back to where you stopped. At least that's the way my mind works.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Cooking for just 4 hrs I don.t think your IT temp would be at a safe range. Better to do full cook at cabin and be safe.

Warren

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

I would say to just cook at 275 or higher. If you are really in a crunch then you can cut it in half. Cutting in half cuts down on the cook time and gives you more surface area for bark. How much time will you have at the cabin to cook?

 

[Rings Я Us]

Cook to whatever doneness you want with smoke and finish in slow cooker or covered with foil in some juice in an oven to 200 degrees IT . You just need it to be chilled while you transport it.. then hot to serve it. 41° on ice in a cooler for a day is good.. refrigerator is good for a couple days.. slow cooker and oven.. both are good to keep it hot and healthy above 140.

 

[Rings Я Us]

Nice bubbly hot finish to make double sure it's good to go before you chow down.. [emoji]128077[/emoji]

 

[Rings Я Us]

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• Rings Я Us
• Aug 30, 2017

Lordy, hope that chef J.J doesn't see me and put me out in the streets!


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[drunkenmeatfist]

Or just avoid all the safety issues and completely cook the thing. 

 

[Rings Я Us]

Lol.. you can do whatever your family can handle .. just hope your boss will excuse your sick day. Lol

Be safe! [emoji]128544[/emoji]

 

[cjbrowne]

Thanks for the advice. I'll cook it overnite in my pellet grill until finished the next morning, pull it, pop in the cooler, head to the lake and reheat for supper. Sounds like the best approach!