Pork Butt and Chicken- Will this work.

[Mike Marlow]

I will have a 5lb pork butt and 4 whole chickens which I will smoke for a party on Sat 14 April. Will this work? Going to start the butt at 8am on the top grate with smoke wood, then about 2pm put the chickens on the bottom grate and add more smoke wood. Hope to have everything ready for dinner at about 8:30pm. Can you see any problems with this or do you have any input or ideas. Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[Clark "Harbormaster" Hodgson]

I think you've got it. Chickens always under a butt. The only thing I can think of is the butt can't tell time, and you can't assume it will be done in 12 hours, though a 5 pounder likely will be. Good luck!

 

[Paul G.]

My only suggestion would be sure the whole chickens are at not right out of the frig when you add them. Even at that, they'll be a new heat sink which will suck up some of your temp. I would be prepared to add more fuel at that point or maybe a little before I added the chickens to be sure I was able to maintain my pit temps.

Paul