http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/butt/ On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:25:11 -0700, Dana H. Myers wrote > =Mark wrote: > > I dunno, when I smoke pork butt it goes on for at least 8 hours... > > Sounds about right; and I don't brine them - pork butts have > plenty of moisture on their own. 3-4 hours at 250 seems far > too short even for a fairly small butt; I usually budget about > 90 minutes/pound. > > Here's a recent butt: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/31989099@N00/3564608205/ > > > On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:40:22 -0500, Dave Drum wrote > >> I don't understand why anyone would want to simmer the thing first > >> then roast it, unless they wanted to get rid of some of the fat and > >> almost all of the benefits of brining. To me, this would be much > >> better if it were brined for a day and then put in the smoker at > >> about 250 for three or four hours. > >> > > > > -- > > =Mark > > > > http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens > > > > -- =Mark http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens