Age Old Question How to Keep Warm

[M Menendez]

Ok, I want to do a couple of butts for the 4th I am doing them over night but I know they will be done long before the party what do I do? Keep them whole in the oven wrap and refrigerate or something else? When do I pull ect......????????

Thanks

 

[Clay Jackson]

Pull them at 195 and wrap them in foil and rest then in a warm cooler. I put a layer of crumpled newspaper on the bottom...then the butts...then another layer of crumpled newspaper. You should be fine for four hours like this.

 

[David Lohrentz]

They should be fine in the cooler, but keep the probe thermometer in the meat so you can keep an eye on it. You want to keep it over 160. If the temp is getting close and you still have a ways to go, then preheat your oven to 170 and transfer to the oven.

 

[Scott Greenia]

Clay, great idea with the newspaper. I had a brand new cooler crack on me with a packer one time. Yup, it was warm, and yup I had towels on the bottom. When I took it out, I was suprised to see a nice raised area with several cracks.