The Journey of a Kidney Stone. To really understand how long it takes a kidney stone to pass, you should understand exactly where it goes throughout the body. Kidney stones start in the â you guessed it â kidneys. They have to pass through the long ureter tubes and eventually make their way into the bladder.
Pork shoulder cook time can be figured at approximately 1.5 hours per pound so a 8 pound shoulder will require about 12 hours in the smoker.
Re: What does FTC mean when smoking brisket. you sound like you have the patiences to do a brisket if you are able to smoke a pork shoulder for 18 hours. I recommend taking a fork and stabbing thru the fat cap into the meat. then as the brisket smokes the fat will melt and help flavor and moisten the brisket. I recommend smoke for at least 5 hours.