guys - i'm sure it's all happened to us. got a much later start than we intended when we rubbed down the butt the night before ~ what are the alternatives?
i've got a 6-lb. butt that i just put on at 0945. i removed teh fat cap, so i am guessing that the weight on the grate is 5.5 lbs. i had intended to get this on early today, but, ha-ha, stayed up way too alte last ngiht when some stupid movie took way longer than i thought it would and THEN for some reason i stayed up for the movie after it!
anyway, figuring 1.5 hours per pound as a general rule of thumb, i am looking at a cooking time of 8.25 hours, which isn't bad, all things considered - it would ahve been much worse if we would have had a heavier piece of meat! since i started at 0945, we could, in theory, be done by 1800, which would be just about right. i am using my ECB since it has all the mods and temp control is not yet reliable on my SnP until i get a couple of the mods in (this week, i hope!).
ANYWAY, what do you guys think? should i be pretty safe assuming i should be done by 1800, or should i start making contingency plans such as foiling and finishng in oven, cooking at higher temps etc.? i normally have the meat on the heat and the smoke with no foiling until it reaches 190 degrees and then foil for half an hour. this has worked well in the past, but if foiling it at 160 degrees will speed things up a significant amount, i'm willing to try it.
i realize that no amtter what, BBQ takes time, just wondering if i should be concerned at the timetable assuming we want to eat at 1830 or 1900 at the latest.
thanks in advance!
ron
i've got a 6-lb. butt that i just put on at 0945. i removed teh fat cap, so i am guessing that the weight on the grate is 5.5 lbs. i had intended to get this on early today, but, ha-ha, stayed up way too alte last ngiht when some stupid movie took way longer than i thought it would and THEN for some reason i stayed up for the movie after it!
anyway, figuring 1.5 hours per pound as a general rule of thumb, i am looking at a cooking time of 8.25 hours, which isn't bad, all things considered - it would ahve been much worse if we would have had a heavier piece of meat! since i started at 0945, we could, in theory, be done by 1800, which would be just about right. i am using my ECB since it has all the mods and temp control is not yet reliable on my SnP until i get a couple of the mods in (this week, i hope!).
ANYWAY, what do you guys think? should i be pretty safe assuming i should be done by 1800, or should i start making contingency plans such as foiling and finishng in oven, cooking at higher temps etc.? i normally have the meat on the heat and the smoke with no foiling until it reaches 190 degrees and then foil for half an hour. this has worked well in the past, but if foiling it at 160 degrees will speed things up a significant amount, i'm willing to try it.
i realize that no amtter what, BBQ takes time, just wondering if i should be concerned at the timetable assuming we want to eat at 1830 or 1900 at the latest.
thanks in advance!
ron