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That bark does look thick. Was there a lot of sugar in your rub? If so maybe it burned and sealed the meat so the smoke couldn't penetrate? Just an idea... Shouldn't happen if you were cooking indirect in the 200s
The claws are good but it still takes time taking out the small/medium fat chunks. I wear gloves too and sometimes the fingers in the gloves are too thick to pick out the fat. I'd like to find some thinner gloves that protect from the heat.
Got mine a month ago in Kansas City. 1200 with tax got me large, plate setter, ash tool, nest, pizza stone, cast iron grate, and a bag of lump. Dunno if I got taken or not but when I called some places they said the prices are set by manufacturer. I…
Man that is awesome! I would love to compete some day, and to place your first time out is amazing. Did you do a lot of test cooks ahead of time and have a honed strategy going into it or did you just use a favorite go-to recipe? Would love to hear …
Aviator said:
@mtasker, BGE has a new (or latest version of it) gasket that they call hi temp. Its cheaper than those Amazon ones, has adhesive already on it. Looks like peeps are getting reasonably good mileage out of it.
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I agree with the others, if you want those butts done by 6:30am you need to crank up the heat to at least 300. Pulling them will also take time (usually takes me 20-30 mins to pull, but my family is kinda picky about fat)
One thing that I like to do is take Italian salad dressing, strain out the chunks, inject the liquid, then add those chunks to the rub that I apply on top of the mustard coating.
WiltOnTilt said:
As a relatively new egger, I've been following the recommendation of waiting 20-30 minutes before putting the meat on, but when doing low and slows, new lump will ignite as the hours to by and the fire burns outward/downward,…