Had my doubts, not sure why

SoCalSooner

Recently did a pork butt overnight on the LGE. Used the Guru to hold 225. Don’t usually cook a butt that low but I wanted to see how well the egg would handle cooking overnight in really cold temps. Without windchill, temp that night was about 5 degrees F.  Not only did the egg hold temp but I had a ton of lump left over at the end of a roughly 16 hour cook. I loved cooking on my WSM, but it could not have finished the cook in that weather. You can see where ice formed anywhere there was condensation.  

jabam

Been thinking about getting a BBQ Guru, this may have sealed the deal. 

YukonRon

Great tool, poor support from manufacturer, in my experience, but works very well. 
Working with the smobot now, and it seems promising thus far. The manufacturer service has been excellent.

DWFII

What is that grid set-up?

ColtsFan

@DWFII looks like a ceramic grill store AR. Great rig! Own one myself

https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/big-green-egg-large-accessories-by-ceramic-grill-store

dsrguns

Looks great. What is this poking up underneath the egg? Maybe I shouldn't ask.

SoCalSooner

CGS AR it is. Never leaves my egg unless I’m doing pizzas. Butt on top setting with 13inch stone on bottom. The 13” stone allowed for a little more air flow with the low temp vs something with more indirect coverage. 
@dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 

alaskanassasin

dsrguns said:

Looks great. What is this poking up underneath the egg? Maybe I shouldn't ask.

  Looks like a stalagmite formed from condensation dripping off the Guru

DWFII

ColtsFan said:

@DWFII looks like a ceramic grill store AR. Great rig! Own one myself

https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/big-green-egg-large-accessories-by-ceramic-grill-store

Thanks...I didn't recognize it--the ones on the CGS are so shiny .

Ozzie_Isaac

SoCalSooner said:

Recently did a pork butt overnight on the LGE. Used the Guru to hold 225. Don’t usually cook a butt that low but I wanted to see how well the egg would handle cooking overnight in really cold temps. Without windchill, temp that night was about 5 degrees F.  Not only did the egg hold temp but I had a ton of lump left over at the end of a roughly 16 hour cook. I loved cooking on my WSM, but it could not have finished the cook in that weather. You can see where ice formed anywhere there was condensation.  

I used to wrap my WSM in cold temps and had to make sure it was shielded from the wind in subzero temps or else it just ate lump.

The egg doesn't even know its cold outside.

HeavyG

SoCalSooner said:

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@dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 

That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.

baychilla

HeavyG said:

SoCalSooner said:

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@dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 

That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.

I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.

StillH2OEgger

baychilla said:

I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.

Let me know how it works for you in the cold. I love my smobot, but twice in cold temps (zero degrees, plus or minus 5) I lost the wifi connection to be able to make adjustments with my phone. It maintained the temp just fine and I could make adjustments manually, but it was a minor hiccup nonetheless.

GoooDawgs

Man that 2nd pic is creepy!  Butt looks great though! 

marine_man

You may want to consider rotating your fan 180 degrees so the housing is above the vent... me and plenty of others have had issues with the fan freezing up in the down orientation in freezing weather; no issues with it the other way

RRP

marine_man said:

You may want to consider rotating your fan 180 degrees so the housing is above the vent... me and plenty of others have had issues with the fan freezing up in the down orientation in freezing weather; no issues with it the other way

 I have always placed my blower horizontally instead of the vertical way the OP shows. I've never had a problem and when it rains or snows I wrap the blower with foil, but leave the bottom uncovered for it to draw air.

YukonRon

baychilla said:

HeavyG said:

SoCalSooner said:

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@dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 

That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.

I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.

Did a brisket using a Smobot during the unusual cold spell (15F) for a 225F cook 16 hours. No issues. I have done more than a few with the digital quality in same temps, no issues either.
Like the smobot for the remote control, display and notifications as well as customer service.
Like the digi Q for dependability, when all probes are working. One thing though, direct sunlight on a hot day makes the micro processor do strange things. You have to keep it in the shade, and not let it overheat.