First time butt on Rec Teq

[Greg Jones]

The one thing I will add is that, it my experience, the butt is done when it is probe tender... That can be at 195° or 205° or somewhere in the middle, or perhaps something else entirely. I start probing when I get a temp probe notification of 195° IT. Now I understand that what ’probe tender’ means comes with experience also. Better to err on the safe (+temp) side with low and slow cooks while discovering what works best for your cooks.

 

[opus]

I know the general rule of thumb is one hour to 1 1/2 hours per pound. But cooking at that temperature, is it around the same time or are you up in a two hour range per pound?

You have to find what works for you. I see it all as 1 big experiment. I'm always experimenting with temps, which leads to different times. Also always trying new rubs and sauces.

 

[FF Cory]

So I have cooked plenty of pork butts on my weber smoky mountain. Have always turned out great. Now that I have gotten a recteq, I am still new to it. I have done ribs, chicken thighs, wings and they’ve all turned out good. Want to do the pork butt and have a question.

I still want to get a good smoky flavor. We all know the pellet smokers deliver a lot lighter smoke flavor. Can I use the extreme smoke setting for the first two hours or so, or do I need to go out and buy a propane torch and smoke tube and do it that way?

I use a smoke tube most of the time with the reason being I know I will get a great amount of smoke. If I am using apple pellets I will use 2 tubes. The apple is so subtle I want to make sure it is infused in the meat. I don’t use a tube when I’m doing a papa Murphy’s pizza but I do start off at 200 to give them a little kiss of smoke And then I bounce it up to cooking temp. I use lumberjack pellets and they seem to be the cleanest and burn the best for me. That my own opinion. Good luck!

 

[Elias]

So I have cooked plenty of pork butts on my weber smoky mountain. Have always turned out great. Now that I have gotten a recteq, I am still new to it. I have done ribs, chicken thighs, wings and they’ve all turned out good. Want to do the pork butt and have a question.

I still want to get a good smoky flavor. We all know the pellet smokers deliver a lot lighter smoke flavor. Can I use the extreme smoke setting for the first two hours or so, or do I need to go out and buy a propane torch and smoke tube and do it that way?

I like to use 1 or 2 smoke tubes from Amazon. They do well on occasions that more smoke is needed.

 

[C. Keeper]

I use a smoke tube most of the time with the reason being I know I will get a great amount of smoke. If I am using apple pellets I will use 2 tubes. The apple is so subtle I want to make sure it is infused in the meat. I don’t use a tube when I’m doing a papa Murphy’s pizza but I do start off at 200 to give them a little kiss of smoke And then I bounce it up to cooking temp. I use lumberjack pellets and they seem to be the cleanest and burn the best for me. That my own opinion. Good luck!

Same here, can't leave that smoke tube alone!

 

[Lilbullowner]

So I have cooked plenty of pork butts on my weber smoky mountain. Have always turned out great. Now that I have gotten a recteq, I am still new to it. I have done ribs, chicken thighs, wings and they’ve all turned out good. Want to do the pork butt and have a question.

I still want to get a good smoky flavor. We all know the pellet smokers deliver a lot lighter smoke flavor. Can I use the extreme smoke setting for the first two hours or so, or do I need to go out and buy a propane torch and smoke tube and do it that way?

Don't waste gird money on a smoke tube (unless you want to). I found that putting wood chips on foil directly on the burner plate works good for add'l smoke.
I have an RT-700 and it's no comparison to what my barrel smoker puts out regarding to smoke flavor & became pretty disappointed with pellet grills & all the hype.
I see some people here spend over $200 for an electric smoke tube (think it's called the big Kahuna). Crap, these grills cost plenty, why waste more money. I guess it's the set it & forget it mentality.