Smoking a shoulder

[beardedbbqer72]

Gonna be doing a pork shoulder about 4.75 lbs. I have a masterbuilt sportsman elite electric smokehouse, was wondering generally how long that would take and how would I keep it moist without spraying it? Thanks fellas keep on smokin'

 

[chef jimmyj]

At 225 to 250, you can figure 2 hours per pound. May go a little over with a long stall during a start to finish naked smoke. You can save time by taking it to 160 , 4-5 hours of smoke, foiling and finishing in the oven at 300. If done early, foil, towel and a cooler will hold the meat hot 4-5 hours. Butts stay moist all by themselves, no spritzing needed unless to smoke hot and fast. Spritzing adds 20-30 minutes to the cook each time you do it because of evaporative cooling and opening the door, releasing heat...JJ

 

[beardedbbqer72]

Thats great advice tbank you very much

 

[aphillips]

We're smoking 2 6+ pounds Burkeshire pork shoulders at 210 on a Komodo smoker. We started the smoker about 1230 it was still running about six 615 it went out we were last at 7:30 we restarted it at 225 any other recommendations

 

[beardedbbqer72]

I myself would keep cooking til it comes up to temp, or get it close to temp then maybe wrap tjem in foil and a towel and put in a cooler and let it rest for a couple hours. But im a newbie so id get some more advice

 

[beardedbbqer72]

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• beardedbbqer72
• Aug 13, 2017

Just pulled off my pork shoulder letting it rest now we will see how it is soon. Tha ks for all the advice.