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Originally Posted by wayner123
You might be surprised to see how well a Pork Butt goes over with the kids. My 3 yr old daughter loves it. I think she just likes saying "pork butt" too, but that's besides the point. You can do it hot and fast which will take about an hour a pound. If you do it in 4lb cuts, you can have it done in 4-5 hours. It's cheap, easier clean up than ribs and more appealing.
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You can also simmer or pressure cook the butt and then put it on the smoker to finish. Simmer for a 2 hours or so. I am not an expert on pressure cooking, but I think 1.5 hours will suffice then a few hours on the smoker. Both methods will allow the seasoned cooking fluid to get into the meat better than just seasoning the butt (which gets little penetration).
Both methods can be done ahead of time and then put the cooled half-cooked butt on the smoker the next day.