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edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
OK so i have a new egg and i want to do a boston butt. I have read several threads and have a great idea on how to do it. the question i have is - I don't have a fancy way of checking the internal temp like some, just the old fashion meat thermometer - but it will take lifting the lid...is this bad? Obviously i don't have to worry about it for hours but at some point i will have to check the temp and as it nears the right temp i will need to check more often. Comments?
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    <p />topper9,[p]Your thermometer will work just fine. I don't even wire up a butt with my thermometer until they are way past the guesstimated halfway cooking time anyway. Lifting the lid to take a quick temp will not hurt, the Egg will recover fairly quickly. Just keep an eye on the pit thermometer, for your first few butts keep the pit temp between 250° and 285°.[p]As a butt nears pulling temps, you can judge doneness somewhat on how easy the thermometer or a fork enters. The bone is what I really watch. When it wiggles and starts to pull free and clean, you are there.[p]~thirdeye~[p]
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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    thirdeye,[p]My next question would be where do you buy one of those nice thermometers that i can wire up? I will eventually want one!
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  • Woody54
    Woody54 Posts: 148
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    thirdeye,[p]you could always point the dial of the thermometer up toward the daisy wheel and "peak" down with a flashlight to read the temp rather than opening the lid and extending the cooking time.[p]The remote therms are great. U can get them at many hardware stores or kitchen shops. From $20 to $80 plus. The Maverick ET-73 (link below) measures both meat temp and doem temp and beams it wirelessly to a receiver within a 100 ft. or so. Also has low and high temp alarms so one can sleep better on an overnight cook.[p]There are a billion places on the web to get them, including Amazon.[p]Woody
    [ul][li]http://www.maverickhousewares.com/thermometers/remote_therm.htm[/ul]
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  • Sundown
    Sundown Posts: 2,980
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    thirdeye,
    Head over to your friendly Target they usually have the timex "Polder type" for a lot lass money than some of the others. Woody has it though. You'll be fine. HNY
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    <p />topper9,[p]Like the others have said, there are a lot of choices out there. I have several of the TruTemp ones at about $15 each. They look like the Taylor ones, maybe both are made by one or the other. Mine do have a magnet on the bottom, which is nice for both outdoor and indoor cooking.[p]~thirdeye~

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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