"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> HEB had pork butts for $1 a pound so I bought a 7.5 pound one.
>
> According to the directions on the AFB FAQ, I'd need 11.25 hours for a 7.5
> butt, which is way, way too much food for 2 people, so I'm halving it and
> freezing half. Half should take about 5 hours.


Janet dear, that formula doesn't really work. Assuming it did, how long
would it take to cook a 70 pound pig?
To save you from breaking out the calculator, it would be 105 hours.

You should be able to cook that 7.5 pound butt in 6 hours.

BBQ mythbuster,
TFM®