What have I gotten myself into?!

[heatman]

So a friend asked me to do pulled pork for his wedding after his original guy backed out. Started out at 50-60 people and grew to 120!!! I only have a 22" WSM. So I am smoking 8 shoulder/ butts for them. I have 6 on the WSM now, good fire with the CyberQ set to 275. I is holding steady at 227. I assume because of the 55 pounds of cold meat on there?

Plan is to smoke until they hit the stall then wrap and finish in the oven with possibly a couple on the grill. Then I will throw on the other 3. Decided I might as well do one for myself while I'm at it.

Kingsford, Hickory, and Jeff's rub. Yep this is how I spend a vacation day.

Round #1

 

[chilerelleno]

Grab your favorite beverages and snacks, kick back and enjoy the experience.
You're a good man doing this, helping with a friend's wedding.

 

[oldsmokerdude]

Kudos to you for helping out. Though I've never done it, it would seem cooking large quantities requires additional skills over cooking one or two of something. Sounds like you've got it planned out very well. Hope it turns out amazing for you and wedding.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Sounds like to me you got your self into a whole mess of fun. Hopefully you get smooth sailing the whole way :)

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

As long as you got some cold beer sounds like a good time!

Whip up some homemade bbq sauce while you are waiting and really blow them away!

 

[banderson7474]

You could do some that are chopped. I personally like chopped better than pulled. Plus it doesn't take as long. I pull mine at 175 IT in order to chop it.

 

[chilerelleno]

You could do some that are chopped. I personally like chopped better than pulled. Plus it doesn't take as long. I pull mine at 175 IT in order to chop it.

I cook some butts similarly, but for sliced pork as my youngest son prefers sliced.

 

[banderson7474]

Do you have a slicer or do you slice them by hand? I would like to buy a slicer but never pulled the trigger on that.

 

[gmc2003]

Your are good friend for doing this. That's quite the undertaking.

I have a feeling your not gonna want to see any PP in the foreseeable future.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[biteme7951]

No good deed goes unpunished! Kudos to you for stepping in.

 

[heatman]

A little update. Smoker did get up to 250 after an hour so I lowered the CyberQ to 250 and getting that nice TBS.

 

[zwiller]

I just did 2 butts in MES30 @ 275F and took 24hours+ no wrap tho. 6 butts sounds like a bit much for one smoker but no idea what a WSM with cyberQ can do. You are a good man for doing this (like) and hope all goes well.

 

[chilerelleno]

Do you have a slicer or do you slice them by hand? I would like to buy a slicer but never pulled the trigger on that.

Hand carved usually, I've a slicer but she usually busy preparing a side dish.

 

[banderson7474]

hahahaha!!

 

[browneyesvictim]

I'm in on watching this one! But I wanna see how you stacked 6 Butts in a WSM. Three on each level, I assume, but how close are they and any touching each other or sides?

 

[Rings Я Us]

You could have used a Weber rocket ship.

 

[kawboy]

I did fourteen butts for my son's wedding two years ago. Had my three smoker going around the clock for thirty-six hours, adding coals and wood every two and a half hours. I slept pretty good after the last two came off!

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Just an idea but why not make it a smoker party? ;) Get a few fellas over with smokers, a case of beer and a few bottles of fireball in a cooler... ;)

 

[heatman]

1st pic was after about 5 hours. 3 on each level and not touching but tight. Just tented 3 and finishing on the Weber gas grill. Wrapped the other 3 and put on the top shelf of the WSM to finish. Added the last 3 new butts to bottom shelf of the WSM.

Did I mention I only got 5 hours sleep last night? Going to be a long day!

 

[muskyjunky]

Wow, great job ! I don't think i would have the stones to try something like what you pulled off.