2 pork butts -- time?

[MatthewL]

Hi all,

I'm going to smoke two pork butts for the first time. I've done one many times with no problems. This may be a dumb question but will the overall time to smoke be just the time for the larger piece? They are 6 and 9 lbs, so I'm hoping to pull the 6-er off after 9 hours and the 9 after about 13 hours or so, cooking to internal temp of 200-205. Or will the two of them make it so that they need more time on the SM? I have the 18.5" and can fit both on the top rack with a pan underneath to catch juices.

Thanks!

 

[timothy]

Yes to one. It might take a little longer to come up to temp, but once there, time is for one.

 

[DanHoo]

I would cook to temp and feel, not time . If the smaller one is done sooner then it wins the race and comes off earlier.

Agree with @timothy that the overall time for two will be about the same as for one.

 

[timothy]

I would cook to temp and feel, not time

Yep, time is only a ball park number, probe tender is what you want.

 

[MatthewL]

thanks all, cooking today I'll let you know how it goes

 

[Mike-GA]

thanks all, cooking today I'll let you know how it goes

Good luck. If you have a chance... we love pics.