Got a 7lb Boston butt

3:30-4:00 am

About to go back to bed here. Got mine one at around 330

Dale got a big ole butt, oh yeah.

I slept through my alarm at 2 to put my butt on. Woke up at 500 in a panic. And put it in right away. Trying to have ready for 6 serve for 7. Got the temp at 225 right now. Any tips or will I be okay?

10lbs

That dinner will be great at 10 pm

Looks good what temp y’all doing talks at. 225

I've got a charcoal smoker, one of those bullet types with 2 racks in it and I'll do Boston Butts several times a year on it.

I'll put it on a good 12 hours prior to the time I want to eat it and I really don't trim much of the fat off of it, only in areas that are super thick or if the outside of the fat cap is hardened.

Then I'll season it with my rub very liberally. After getting the temperature up on my smoker to between 225 and 250 I'll toss it on the top rack, fat side up.

For smoke, I'll soak my wood chips or small blocks of hardwood overnight and then put them on top of the coals so they slowly release their smoke. As far as how long I use chips, I like to smoke meats at least 4-5 hours of their total cooking time. I've found if you smoke it the entire time, it will make the meat bitter more so than adding flavor.

After the smoking time is done, it is just a matter of keeping the coals hot enough and fresh enough to maintain an even temperature. When my pork is done, I can use a set of tongs and easily pull out the blade bone from the roast.

Then it is just a matter of either slicing, or as I like it, pull it apart with a couple forks to make pulled pork sandwiches.

Yall are wasting time if you're taking longer than an hour per pound.

It's a butt. Likely going to be shredded. 10 hours is plenty of time to get you the smoke, bark, and get up to temp.

At 225 ill cook a butt around 13-14 hours. But if just shredding bump to 250 and get it done.