Hickory & Time

Plan a cook

Suggested for pork butt.

Servings and buffer

60% cooked yield · ⅓ lb cooked serving

Cook times are adjusted for pit temperature and counted back from when you want to eat. The long end of the range sets the start time.

Light the fire

Tomorrow, 1:00 AM

10–14 hrcook
195–205°Fpull
1–2 hrrest

Timeline

    Cook to tenderness and temperature, not the clock. If it finishes early, a hot hold beats making people wait.

    Highlighted: upper shoulder

    Why pork butt is a shoulder

    Seasoning paths

    Wood

    Pork butt · 8 lb

    Planned at 250°F

    Ready
    Fire setup and alerts

    Set a target and arm the alarm before logging readings.

    Alerts

    Checked each time a reading is logged.

    Choose the fire setup for this cook. It locks when the session starts.

    Meat
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    Target 195°F

    Pit
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    Plan 250°F

    Cooking for 00:00:00
    Start when the meat goes on
    Temperature readingsInternal and pit temperature readings over the current session.
    InternalPit

    Readings

    • No readings yet.

    How much meat should I buy?

    Raw weight by cut

    These are planning estimates, rounded up to the next half-pound. Actual yield changes with trim, bone size, fat content, cooker, and how generously you portion. “Use in quote” carries the cut, raw weight, and headcount into the quote below.

    Build a catering quote

    No finished cooks yet. Finish a live session to bring its meat, weight, cook time, and servings here.

    Catering estimate

    Prepared

    Choose a meat, add your guests and costs, and the quote builds here.

    MeatPork butt
    Weight8 lb
    Guests16
    Cook timeNot recorded
    ServiceQuote
    Smoked pork butt catering$442.86
    8 lb · 16 servingsIncluded
    Estimated cook timeNot recorded
    Quoted total
    $27.68 per guest    $442.86
    Prepared from the scope shown above.Estimate valid for the scope shown.

    Get reminders right on time?

    To save battery, Android can hold reminders back, sometimes by up to an hour. Allow Alarms & reminders for Hickory & Time so “pull, rest & hold” arrives on the minute, even with the app closed.

    On the next screen, switch on Allow setting alarms and reminders, then come back.

    Settings

    AppearanceLight, dark, or match your phone
    TemperaturePit, meat, and weather
    WeightMeat and buying estimates
    CurrencyCatering quotes

    Log temps

    Tap Start cook first. Readings are timed from the start of the cook.

    Cooking weather

    Not checked

    Cold air, wind, and rain pull heat from the cooker.

    Temperature—
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