Hickory & Time
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Set the table.
Let the smoke roll.

Plan backward from supper, learn the cut, choose a seasoning path, then log the cook as temperatures climb.

250°Fpit plan
LOW · SLOW · ON TIME
COOKING CONDITIONS PREVIEW

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Build the timeline

60% cooked yield · ⅓ lb cooked serving

How the estimate works

Cut-specific time ranges are adjusted for pit temperature, then counted backward from dinner. Thickness, weather, cooker recovery, and the meat itself can move the finish by hours. The generous side of the range drives the recommended start.

CONSERVATIVE START

Fire up the pit tomorrow at 4:30 AM

12–16 hr cook Pull around 200°F Rest 1–2 hr
Highlighted: upper shoulder
CUT STORY

Why pork butt is a shoulder

FLAVOR BOARD

Seasoning paths

Pick one direction and build in layers—these are starting points, not rules.

WOOD PAIRING

Cook timeline

Starter plan · 8 lb pork butt at 250°F

    Reality checkCook to tenderness and verified internal temperature—not just the clock. If it finishes early, a proper hot hold is usually easier than making hungry people wait.

    Pork butt · 8 lb

    Planned at 250°F

    Ready to start
    Session setup

    Set a target and arm the alarm before logging readings.

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

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    Log a reading

    Temperature readingsInternal and pit temperature readings over the current session.
    InternalPit
    CROWD PLANNER

    How much meat should I buy?

    Start with the cooked portion you want to serve. The estimates work backward through trim, bone, fat render, and moisture loss for every cut.

    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

    Price the cook with your target margin already included.

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

    CATERING ESTIMATE

    Smoke, served right.

    Prepared
    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.