64#'s of pork butt.

[tskillin]

Has anybody out there cooked 8 pork butts (roughly 64#'s)? I'm curious how long it's going to take with that much meat in the smoker. I have a Timberline 1300.

 

[GrillMeister]

I've done 8, but they were on 2 large Big Green Eggs. I've love to see some pics.

What ever, I'd keep an eye on the drip pan on that 1300. I don't think it could handle the fat rendered out of 8 butts.

 

[tskillin]

Honestly I didn't think of that till you said something. Drip tray was a 1/4" away from the top ?. That was a close one.

 

[Seed]

Ive always had trouble with crowding that much meat. Pork shoulder is pretty forgiving though. Also, there are likely to be pretty significant temp differences. Curious how the top 4 do over the bottom 4. Keep us posted and put up pics!

 

[gotbacon?]

That’s a lot of butt! ?

 

[GrillMeister]

Honestly I didn't think of that till you said something. Drip tray was a 1/4" away from the top ?. That was a close one.

Yep! That was one reason I went with an Ironwood was the drip tray is pretty small for a grill of that capacity. It could be a fire hazard for forgetful folks. Out of sight, out of mind. Glad you caught it before you started.