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Chuck's not behaving!

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JB
JB Posts: 510
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Posted this morning just after I put this 3.5 lb Chuck on @ 11AM. Checked it first 4 hours later, dome still 250, internal temp 140. Checked an hour later, exact same results, so I bumped the dome to 275. Checked again at 5 PM, 6 hours later, internal temp still 140 in several spots with Thermapen. Guess this one just doesn't want to get done. I've done several on the Egg and they usually take about 4.5-5.5 hours to get to 160 internal. I went ahead and foiled and will check again in a couple of hours. Dinner will be later than planned tonite, oh well... :blink:

I checked dome temp with thermapen and its reading 260 whereas the Egg thermometer is at 275 so will recalibrate but doesn't seem 15* would have caused this. Just a long plateau? Any other thoughts.

Here it is at 140 after 6 hours
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  • cookn biker
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    I think you're right on the long plateau. It'll get there.
    Molly
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  • cookn biker
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    How's the cook going?
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
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  • JB
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    Turned out well Molly, just ate really late... :)
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