On 11/23/2012 7:36 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> OK, we went to Whole Foods this morning and bought a 3 lb. piece of pork
> butt. My wife wants to have it tonight so she dry-rubbed some spices on
> it and we put it in the oven at 500 F. $5/lb.
>
> How long to leave at 500F? How long to cook after that and at what
> lower temperature?
>
> My wife is doing this - I'm busy roasting coffee which takes
> near-constant attention - and says she can find no guidance on timings,
> temperatures, etc.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> -S-
>
>

It's not critical at all. I'll roast my butt between 5 to 8 hours @ 200.
I think the last time I cooked one it was 10 hours! I just put it in a
covered pot in the morning and forget it for the rest of the day. You
can add liquid to the pot but the butts these days seem to be injected
with fluids and I get copious amount of liquid in the pan which makes it
very easy to make a pot of tasty gravy. The oven temperature is so low
that I can grab the pot bare handed. :-)

What I do is shred or chunk the butt and fry it in a pan with a good
amount of oil. For extra fun squirt on some vinegar while it's frying. I
love doing that.

I've never bought a butt @ $5.00/lb. That would probably kill me.