Brick wrote:

> You're trying to cook too slow. Crank up the heat. Try 270F or higher.
> Shoulders/butts should get done in 7 - 9 hours total. I'm talking
> about 185F internal or higher. I wouldn't even think about trying to
> cook a shoulder at 200 - 220F.

I agree that things would cook faster, but I bbq 8 pound to 10 pound butts
at 220 to 240 all the time. I do agree that 200F is too low a temp. And I
think it is very possible that Greg's temperature measurement is off if it
wasn't measured directly at the grill surface, which means that the
temperature at the grill surface was up to 10 degrees cooler than he
thought. And consider that the typical probe thermometer (which is usually
more consistent in measuring temperature) will usually vary plus or minus 3
to 5 degrees, and mechanical thermometers, if not properly
calibrated...well, you know. 15 hours is just far too long to only reach an
internal temperature of 130F.
--
Dave Bugg
"For it's 'guns this' and 'guns that', and 'chuck 'em out, the brutes',
But they're the 'Savior of our loved ones' when the thugs begin to
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