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Grader07
Grader07 Posts: 264
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Does outside temperatures have an effect on whats inside your egg?  I mean who woulda thought it would be 60 couple degrees on christmas day but thats what they are calling for.  Just wondering if a low and slow still takes as long or if it will shorten time by being warmer outside.  My folks are coming over and i was going to put on a butt but unsure of a timeframe cook.  Thanks for your advice in advance.  Merry Christmas!
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Not really, but for a butt, finish early on purpose and ftc. It'll hold for hours. 
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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
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    The temp inside the egg will be the same, so cooking time will be the same.  Heat loss will vary with outside temp, so the size of the fire will vary.  This will affect the amount of lump burned. Vent settings will be different.
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
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    I find it mostly effects what and where you drink. You could have a warm sip of homemade Apple Pie Moonshine on a cold Winter's eve (Thanks to Bludawg) or an ice cold brew on a warm Summer day. Either way the Egg temp will be fine.
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  • Grader07
    Grader07 Posts: 264
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    Thanks for the help!  Oughta be real!!!
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    External temps have little effect.

    If an Egg sits for a couple of weeks in cold and damp weather, it will soak up lots of moisture. Then it will take maybe an hour to get to temp using regular settings. Gotta bake off all that water.

    Otherwise...

    I've cooked at -18 F, in a wind, using an Egg that had been under wraps. No difference from cooking at 75F and sunny.
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