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About This Tool
This barbecue smoke duration calculator estimates total pit hours, stall wrap thresholds, and final internal target temperatures for low-and-slow barbecue cooking. Choose between four cut options: 1 for Beef Brisket, 2 for Pork Butt / Shoulder, 3 for Ribs, or 4 for Poultry.\n\nEnter your raw meat weight in pounds and your calibrated pit temperature (e.g., 225°F or 250°F). The engine computes total estimated smoking hours, alerts you when to wrap in butcher paper or foil to push through the evaporative stall (~165°F), specifies the optimal probe-tender pull temperature (203°F for brisket and pork, 195°F for ribs, 165°F for poultry), and recommends a 1.5 to 2.0 hour cooler rest. All estimations execute on-device inside your browser.
How to Use
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Enter the raw meat weight in pounds into the Meat Weight field.
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Select your pit smoker temperature (typically 225°F or 250°F).
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Enter the cut type number: 1 for Brisket, 2 for Pork Butt, 3 for Ribs, or 4 for Poultry.
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Review the total estimated smoking hours, wrap threshold temperature, and internal pull temperature.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the barbecue stall and why does wrapping help?
The stall occurs around 150°F to 165°F when surface moisture evaporation cools the meat as quickly as the pit heats it. Wrapping in peach butcher paper or foil traps heat to push through without drying out the bark.
Why is resting in a cooler necessary for brisket and pork butt?
Resting for 1.5 to 2 hours allows melted collagen and gelatin to redistribute throughout the muscle fibers so juices do not purge onto the cutting board.
Does this calculator transmit pit recipes or cook notes to a server?
No. Cook times and temperature thresholds calculate entirely inside your web browser.