My wife wouldnt rub my butt (sorry henapple)

AlbertaEgger

No brine, no injection, I just rubbed with Bad Bryons this time. I was glad to see they sell it here, first try for this rub. Going to do an overnighter tonight for some lunch tomorrow. I'll post the progress. 8.5lb.

(sorry for the title henapple, couldnt help it after seeing your post, after the wife just told me to rub my own butt when I asked her if she would)

 

Skiddymarker

Good luck, dress warm to check that thing, expected temps are around freezing are they not?

AlbertaEgger

Just below freezing tonight..........still.........but not to bad. Cleaned out the ash, and old lump, I have a good base of large lump on the bottom, medium and old lump back on top. Just put the butt on, and mavrick is reading good.

I never re calibrated my dome therm, its reading about 240, Maverick, 185, does this seem right, seems a bit off, i have the butt on my v tray, so it is sitting slightly raised, i think the temps should be alright for the night?

A few apple wood chuncks for the smoke tonight.

 

 

AlbertaEgger

245 dome and 205 maverick, thats better, all good now. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Skiddymarker

They will come together as the cook goes on. 

LTAFlynEgg

A lot of butt rubing happened today! Several posts of pulled pork are on the forum tonight. I am in WI, it was lightly snowing when I light the egg this morning, flurries on and off all day. Don't think spring is ever going to start at this pace.

AlbertaEgger

Had to get a peak before bed, just once, and question: I usually fill my drip tray with water, keep the egg moist and add some steam. Should I be ding this or no?

 

 

 

Eggcelsior

@AlbertaEgger
No need. The egg is insulated enough that it will maintain a humid environment. Adding liquid will just be a heat sink.

AlbertaEgger

Good to know. Butt is sitting at 149 already. 4 hours in. Grid, 230. Looks quick to me.

AlbertaEgger

151. After 4 hours. 8.5lb. Butt, seems a little fast no?

double

You will hit a stall and then worry about why it isn't climbing :-) I wouldn't worry about it.

AlbertaEgger

Fire went out last night? lots of lump left, burning away at 245, then out..............? Thoughts?

Just coming out of the stall now I think, it was a long one,

AlbertaEgger

oh yes, and thank you to the maverick for waking me up, or I guess, thank you to the wife, for waking me up due to the maverick......

henapple

at night I usually go 270 grid... the last one I cooked stalled at 140...I freaked out. after it pushed through it cooked quickly. at 170 I foiled and raised to 350 so I could get some ribs on.

AlbertaEgger

I can't keep the fire going????? New bag of lump. Will go 250 or so for an hour or two, and then out.

AlbertaEgger

I even tool it off. Re loaded, foild butt till white smoke was gone, it is still burning out after every hour and a half or so???

Foghorn

Are the holes in your charcoal grate clogged?  It sounds like an air flow problem?  I always clear out an opening around one or two holes in my charcoal grate so that I know air can get through.

AlbertaEgger

I stirred everything up awhile ago, holes should be clear. This has never happened before.

Foghorn

Understood.  I had some issues on cooks where the holes "should be clear" - so that's why I went to "I'm 1000% sure at least one hole is totally clear".

AlbertaEgger

Butt is sitting at 181, if the fire dies again I will pull and check the holes for the 1000%. sitting at 250 agian......... but for how long.....?

henapple

definitely an air problem... sometimes stirring doesn't clean the air holes. on a long cook o always clean out everything... dare I ask what brand of lump?

AlbertaEgger

BGE........ Thinking its an air issue. Almost done though, 189. Vents are half open.

Little Steven

Your not full of ash in the lower vent area are you?

AlbertaEgger

Nope, cleaned it before the cook.

Little Steven

Soooo?

AlbertaEgger

Left the vents almost fully open for the last few hours to stay at 250, Turned out great, unbelievably moist, fell rigth apart as it should. Sweet pork, with a home made sauce that the wife makes, and some spicy slaw, great lunch today with some family.

When cooled I will have a look, i suspect plugged up lump holes.

 

Foghorn

Looks awesome.   Perseverance pays off.