After brining it in DivitMakers brine for 15 hours, I put a 6.9 pound Boston pork butt in my SM1 at 0630 at 225 with 1 block of SmokinLicious Cherry and went fishing . At about 1200 it was 162 and still smoking. I opened the smoker and took the block of wood out and immediately closed it back up.
It went up to 169 by 1400 where it remained until about 1900. By 2230, 16 hours into the smoke, it got to 176 when I decided to take it off and go to bed. In getting it off the smoker it was so tender it came off in parts so I pulled the bone out and "rough pulled" it into a bag which I put in fridge. Took a taste or two and it was good. Plan to fine pull it today after warming it up in hot water. Based on my past two experiences I plan to use 2.5 hours per pound as my rough guide for estimating time with pork butts.
The Auber had it right at 225 every time I checked it. Question: If I had turned it up to 250, about three hours into the the initial 169 "stall," would that have got me through it and up to 190 to 200? Would it have impacted the quality of the meat? Should I start at a higher temperature all the way through? 8.5 hours to get from 169 to 176, when I know the unit is at a constant 225, is frustrating especially when it was going up so slowly.
It went up to 169 by 1400 where it remained until about 1900. By 2230, 16 hours into the smoke, it got to 176 when I decided to take it off and go to bed. In getting it off the smoker it was so tender it came off in parts so I pulled the bone out and "rough pulled" it into a bag which I put in fridge. Took a taste or two and it was good. Plan to fine pull it today after warming it up in hot water. Based on my past two experiences I plan to use 2.5 hours per pound as my rough guide for estimating time with pork butts.
The Auber had it right at 225 every time I checked it. Question: If I had turned it up to 250, about three hours into the the initial 169 "stall," would that have got me through it and up to 190 to 200? Would it have impacted the quality of the meat? Should I start at a higher temperature all the way through? 8.5 hours to get from 169 to 176, when I know the unit is at a constant 225, is frustrating especially when it was going up so slowly.