Position a pork butt on the smoker

[tsonka]

Smoking a bone in pork butt today.

Normally when smoking a butt I put the larger side, which is usually the bone side, towards the firebox.

Today I am smoking a butt that is unusually equal size all the way across. I decided to place the bone AWAY from the fire box. My thinking is the bone transfers heat and I don’t want that.

What do you guys do? Consider you have a butt that is a rectangle, equal size all the way across and even fat on the top, only difference is one end has a bone. Where do you place the bone in side?

 

[griz400]

doesn't matter, long as you put a probe in the middle and pull it of smoker at 203 - 205 internal , it will take a long time to be done.. you have plenty of time to move it all around if you like ...

 

[SmokinAl]

I usually put the bone toward the back of the smoker.
Not even sure why I do that, I guess it's easier to position a probe in the thickest part with the bone on the back side.
Al

 

[GaryHibbert]

Yep. Like Al said. That's what I do.
Gary