2nd pork butt!

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Well this time I decided to experiment a bit. The first one was on the grate right above a 2" foil drip pan. This time I used a pizza pan wrapped in foil for the drip pan and and elevated cooking grid. I wanted to see if there was any difference with the pan being further from the cooking area. One thing I noticed was the difference in temps. Last time it turned out perfect. It was a 21hr cook and the therm on the dome read 240*. This time I put the digital probe on the cooking grate(lower one) and while the dome therm read 240*, the digital said it was 215*. So the last cook was 21hrs at about 215*. This time the temp was 225*-240* at the elevated grid level and took about 19hrs. Not much of a difference for the difference in temp, but makes sense. I noticed last time that the butt plateaued at around 170* and sat there forever. Then when it hit 190* it sat there for another 5hrs. This time I accidentally slept through the 170* and it was at 190* for a good 4-5hrs when I woke up. The bark is crispier this time and there wasn't as much smoke(the smoke ring isn't as deep either), but overall pretty good. I noticed last time that I wouldn't see any smoke until the dome therm read around 240*-250*. This time I was at dome level and didn't want it higher than 225*-230*. Next time I will do it back at the lower level, keep the dome temp at about 250* and the grate level will be 225*. Thought I'd share a few pics.
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Morro Bay Rich

alphaking,
Beautiful!! Hope mine (2 @ 9 lb/ea) come out as well. They are due to come off tomorrow about 2 PM (PDT), I hope.