Pork Butt - Temp/Time estimate?

[illini40]

Hello

It has been a long time since I’ve smoked a pork butt for pulled pork. I’ve got an almost 6lb bone in butt thawing out.

If running the grate temp around 250*, should I plan for a little over one hour per pound (around 6 hours of cook time)? Or, longer?

I plan to wrap and rest before pulling.

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

I would just suggest giving yourself an extra hour or two. Never know what the meat will want to do, but once its done you can hold it in the cooler for quite a while.

 

[Shootr]

I'm currently 7 hours in on a 6lb one at 225, it's still at 160F. Been stalled for almost 2 hours now. As above, you never know what the meat will do.

 

[SonnyE]

Remember, it's going to do what it's going to do....
Because, after all, it is a Butt.

 

[illini40]

Thanks everyone. Yes - I realize you never know, but was just hoping to confirm a really rough timeline to base off of.

 

[jbellard]

My guess is that it will take closer to 8-10 hours at 250.
Crank it up to 275-300 and you’ll be looking at closer to 7-8 hrs.

Depends on how consistent you are able to keep your temps really.

And if you foil that will speed up the time too!
I’ve started cooking with an aluminum pan under the butts to catch the juice and reuse.

 

[chef jimmyj]

In practice, I've seen 1.5 hours per pound at 250°F. I also plan an extra 2 hours just in case something goes wrong or I get a stubborn hunk of meat...JJ

 

[indaswamp]

I'd say it depends on how thick the butt is and how thick a fat cap you leave on. A thick 6# Butt, with a big fat cap will take longer to cook than a thinner 10# butt with a trimmed fat cap...