​​​ ​​​ ​​​ So I smoked my first Boston Butt yesterday. Cut it in 2 pieces, as I (a) didn't have time to do a whole butt, and (b) wanted more delicious bark. Set up the snake method the night before, and dry brined with sea salt (what I had on hand). Made a semi-MMD (ground rosemary didn't arrive in time), and started at 7:45 AM. Windy day, so I had some issues trying to keep the temp steady. I hit the first stall at about 157, Hung there for about 2 hours. Then when it hit 183, it stalled again for another hour. Now I should add that I had to add more coal after it had been there for about 30 min's. Has anybody had this happen to them before? I told my wife that it was just a stubborn pig, lol. I pulled it off once it hit 196, and it turned out great, but it was a 12 hour cook on something I thought should take about 8. The total weight on the butt was 6.75 Lbs, and I would guesstimate 3 and 3.75 on the 2 pieces. Any ideas/suggestions?
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