gordon1
Senior Cook
looking for some opinions here.
I get the 2 packs from sams and try to eyeball that they are same size when buying. usually they are close enough. well that didn't work this time becuse I had to get the biggest package I could find.
one with fat cap was 9.5. the other with fat cap is 6.25
I trimmed the fat cap and most of the false cap on the big one and got it down to just under 8 pounds (7.95).
I'm doing these overnight in my WSM 18 for my buddy's birthday tomorrow. I need to leave the house by 4:30 ish, eating at 6ish.
my butts usually take closer to the 2 hour per pound range.
I planned to have them off by 2-3 to be safe and hold them in a cooler.
so should I leave fat cap on small one and put them on at the same time?
trim fat cap and put it on later?
trim and put them both on at same time and just plan to hold the small one longer?
I've held in a cooler for 5+ hours before safely. I prefer 4 or less but "it's done when it's done" and dinner time doesn't change based on that.
I get the 2 packs from sams and try to eyeball that they are same size when buying. usually they are close enough. well that didn't work this time becuse I had to get the biggest package I could find.
one with fat cap was 9.5. the other with fat cap is 6.25
I trimmed the fat cap and most of the false cap on the big one and got it down to just under 8 pounds (7.95).
I'm doing these overnight in my WSM 18 for my buddy's birthday tomorrow. I need to leave the house by 4:30 ish, eating at 6ish.
my butts usually take closer to the 2 hour per pound range.
I planned to have them off by 2-3 to be safe and hold them in a cooler.
so should I leave fat cap on small one and put them on at the same time?
trim fat cap and put it on later?
trim and put them both on at same time and just plan to hold the small one longer?
I've held in a cooler for 5+ hours before safely. I prefer 4 or less but "it's done when it's done" and dinner time doesn't change based on that.