1st smoke with my 3D, pork butt took forever

[Northener]

Mine always take 16-18 hrs. To get It 195. In the #1 or #2. Doesn't matter  I wet brine all butts which many here claim to shorten smoke times, not my experience. All my butts are 8-9 lbs.

[volscrazy65]

My second butt went much different.  It was the second butt out of a Sam's Club twin pack, a little over 6 lb.  I did it over night set at 235 instead of 225, cut off at 195.  Where the first but took 17.5 hrs to reach 190, this one took 10.25 hrs to reach 190.  The first butt was cap down, this one was cap up.  It's resting in the cooler as I type. 

Question.  Where do you guys put the probe?  The first smoke, I put in in the side with the bone which is a little bigger.  I was worried about being too close to the bone.  This one, I put in on the other side of the separation without the bone.

[SuperDave]

Looks good John.  I told you that 10 degrees would make a heck of a difference in time.   

[stout]

i play putting the probe in by ear ..

just where ever seems to be furthest away from the bone in the center

[Soopagloo]

I had the same problem with my first pork butt. Checked my remote probe in boiling water and confirmed 212. Turns out the PID probe reads 10 degrees colder than actual temp. I'm running the 3d at 235 as we speak and remote is holding at 225. My first one was a 10 pounder and took almost 25 hours to hit 190. This one is a 9 pounder and is at 192 degrees 14 hours in. Going to pull it at 198 for the rest. As far as the PID, I need to dig up the manual and see if there's a way to calibrate it.

[volscrazy65]

25 hours!  Good lord.