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quick question about boston butt temp
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greenfan
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I have a BBQ Guru, and am planning to cook a butt this weekend. Have all the time in the world so that is not at issue. What dome temp should I set the Guru for. 225? 250? 275? 300?
Thanks
Thanks
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I do dome 250 (which is about 225 grate).
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I think anyone would be hard pressed to decipher the difference between butts cooked at any of those temps listed. Obviously the higher ones will get the job done faster.
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Go with 250 and clip your Guru onto the stem of the Big Green Egg thermo.
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250 degrees also gets my vote
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Another vote for 250. Personally, I use my Guru meat probe as the dome probe and monitor the meat with a couple of cheap AccuRite thermos.
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I just finished starting the guru for a boston butt. I set the guru to 234 and clip the temp probe right on the grate. That make it pretty close to 250 dome initially. over time dome and grate becomes the same.
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Thanks for all the great responses. Looks like 250 is the winner. I will probably clip it to the stem of the thermometer and will probably get a grate temp of 10 to 15 degrees cooler. I'll plan on it taking around 20 hours or so. Hope the lump holds out!
Thanks again. -
Hope the lump holds out!
Thanks again.
As long as your using a qualty lump and fill it to the top of the fire ring there shouldnt be a problem.
I did a 18hr cook on my large at 250-260 and had more than enough left to do steaks later.2 LBGE
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Albuquerque, NM
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