Cooking Temperature For A Pork Butt

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Cooking Temperature For A Pork Butt

November 28, 2015, 04:58 AM

Today I will be smoking a 14 pound packer brisket with the point and flat separated, and an 8 pound pork butt. I do not want to make pulled pork, I want sliced pork. What is the best temperature to cook the pork butt to so that it will slice instead of fall apart?
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November 28, 2015, 05:17 AM

Typically sliceable pork is best at 140-145 but butts need more temp & time because of all the tough fats. If I were doing one for slicing I'd take it to 180 and check it, maybe 190. 200+ plus a cambro hold would get it to the fall apart stage and you obviously want to stay this side of all that.
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November 28, 2015, 09:07 AM

I don't care for them sliced, but 180 sounds right to me. I suspect that 190 might make it more like pulled.
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November 28, 2015, 09:09 AM

175-180
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November 29, 2015, 06:32 AM

I cooked it to 180 and it was perfect.
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November 29, 2015, 06:40 AM

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That is good to know. I would have pulled it earlier, so I appreciate this thread!

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