Accelerated butts

[Russ]

Now that I've got your attention, I've been smoking butts for probably a year now, and once in awhile run into a situation where I don't have quite enough time to give the butts 12-14 hours that they need. When I know ahead of time that I'm going to be pushing it, is it safe to use temps of 250-290 instead of my usual 225-250? Or will I be sacrificing the wonderful flavors and tastes I'm so used to?

 

[jeff lowe]

I dont think you will have a problem with those higher temps since pork butt has a very high content of fat. What I do when I want to speed up the process is put them in th oven when they reach 160-170 and then cook them at 300 deg until they reach 195-200.

 

[Scott Miller]

When you put them in the oven at 160-170, do you place in foil first? or after they reach a temp of 195?

 

[Konrad Haskins]

If you go high heat in the smoker or the oven I like to foil after the initial crust and smokering has formed. 350 will work if your rub is not too high in sugar. Kruess meat market cooks beef at 600 and they are FAMOUS for REAL BBQ.