Approx time for smoking 7.5 lbs pork shoulder

Anywhere from 6-8 hours at 275-300. It's pork, it won't dry out if you go a little quicker.

I hope it’s already on the smoker....

If you're working on a hard deadline raise the temp to at least 250. The only thing that will do is cook it faster. There is zero reason to smoke at 225...unless that reason is "I just want it to take longer".

And I don't know how long that'll take you because I don't know your pit and how efficient it is or isn't. On my pit I can have that done at 8 hours (I'm wrapping at the stall and cranking the temp to 300) and if I put it in my Orion Cooker it will be done in 5-6hrs.

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I'm planning on foiling at 275.

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I'd rather foil based on internal temp, which is around 160-165 and taking to 203.

Butcher paper, no foil