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Picked up the case, 65 lbs, and it wasn't 10 butts, but 8! That's an average wgt of 8.125lbs each, HOWEVER, 2 of them HAD to be 10lbers! Their counterpart in the cryovac was probably in the 4 to 5 lb range.
This actually worked to my advantage so that I could distribute the weight evenly on the grates.
I scored them, rubbed them, and put them on when the upper grate was at 275. The temp immediately took a nosedive to 185. It took an hour to get back up to 250. All vents wide open the whole time.
They went on at 8:30. At 12:30, they were up to 150 internal, so I refilled the water pans and wrapped/foiled them and placed back on the cookers. I stirred the coals and figured I had enough fuel to finish w/o replenishing.
I set the alarm for 4:30. 4:30 came and went. I got up at 5:30 and freaked! I ran to the back porch hoping not to see a grease fire, but was reassured when I saw that everything was ok.
I looked at the probe thermo's and the MEAT temp was 185 and the GRATE temps were 165! I thought "Oh crap, I have to get ready for work in an hour! I don't have time for this!"
Fearing that I would have to finish in the oven, I had a thought. They were at 150 at 12:30am, and the fire was plentiful. I checked the charcoal grate and ALL the fuel was gone...NO fire.
I immediately knew that they had gotten up to at least 200 internal and were on their way back down! I pulled them off the cookers and started unwrapping/shredding. The bones fell out when I opened the plastic wrap!
I pulled/shredded/packed 8 butts in 30 minutes. They fit into 6, one gallon zip lock bags.
I had plenty of time to get ready for work and threw the covers on the cookers on the way out the door!
Yet another success story for the mighty WSM!
This actually worked to my advantage so that I could distribute the weight evenly on the grates.
I scored them, rubbed them, and put them on when the upper grate was at 275. The temp immediately took a nosedive to 185. It took an hour to get back up to 250. All vents wide open the whole time.
They went on at 8:30. At 12:30, they were up to 150 internal, so I refilled the water pans and wrapped/foiled them and placed back on the cookers. I stirred the coals and figured I had enough fuel to finish w/o replenishing.
I set the alarm for 4:30. 4:30 came and went. I got up at 5:30 and freaked! I ran to the back porch hoping not to see a grease fire, but was reassured when I saw that everything was ok.
I looked at the probe thermo's and the MEAT temp was 185 and the GRATE temps were 165! I thought "Oh crap, I have to get ready for work in an hour! I don't have time for this!"
Fearing that I would have to finish in the oven, I had a thought. They were at 150 at 12:30am, and the fire was plentiful. I checked the charcoal grate and ALL the fuel was gone...NO fire.
I immediately knew that they had gotten up to at least 200 internal and were on their way back down! I pulled them off the cookers and started unwrapping/shredding. The bones fell out when I opened the plastic wrap!
I pulled/shredded/packed 8 butts in 30 minutes. They fit into 6, one gallon zip lock bags.
I had plenty of time to get ready for work and threw the covers on the cookers on the way out the door!
Yet another success story for the mighty WSM!