TFM® wrote:
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> "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.
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>> 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.
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> 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.
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> You should be able to cook that 7.5 pound butt in 6 hours.
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> BBQ mythbuster,
> TFM®

Sigh, it's already in the freezer and the half I'm making has rub on it
and is in a baggie in the fridge.

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Janet Wilder
way-the-heck-south Texas
spelling doesn't count
but cooking does