Mini max at work

meturncl

Not a lot of pictures of mini max on this forum so I decided to share a couple pictures of my first long cook on my mm.   5 lb boneless pork butt.  I rubbed down with Worcestershire sauce and texas Bbq grand champion rub.  

I put a temp probe on the grate to monitor temperature.  It's reading about 80 degrees hotter than the green egg probe on the lid. I guess those aren't calibrated from the factory.  Pork butt is cooking at 280 because I can't get the mm any cooler than that. I've hit the stall at 175.  Waiting.......

meturncl

Hope the pictures come through. 

NPHuskerFL

Welcome. No pics "yet". You'll need to check the calibration on the Tel-Tru dome thermometer and if it's off cal then it can be adjusted using the nut on the backside. Remember 100℃ is 212℉ (easier to cal this way imo). And what do you mean by ....

meturncl said:

Not a lot of pictures of mini max on this forum

There's a plethora trust me    Standing by for your MM pics.  

NPHuskerFL

Pics??  

meturncl

Pocs didn't load from my phone.  I'll try again.  Sorry

meturncl

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NPHuskerFL

That butt looked larger than 5# at first glance. Nice work  

Roadpuke0

Is it possible you dome temp gauge is really close to the butt or even touching it to cause the temp fluctuation?

meturncl

meturncl

Then made some sides on the large.  Corn, onions, and abts.   Gotta try to the onions.  They're good.  

NPHuskerFL

@Roadpuke0^^^^^Yes it is. Agreed. Test calibration. For larger cooks (or where the meat could be poked by the probe or just the steam etc) a cork does the trick. I just leave mine on. Just make sure the notch is in the dome or you won't get a good reading. 

meturncl

This is my setup. 

NPHuskerFL

@meturncl LBGE?  Nice set-up indeed. 

chuckytheegghead

Thanks for sharing!

EggNorth

very nice setup and that food looks terrific!  I need a MM, just have no table and don't want to cook on the ground.

NPHuskerFL

I like that cooking grid. Where did you procure that from?

NPHuskerFL

That would be a cool style grid on the MM. 

meturncl

Better view of the table I built a couple weeks ago.   Still need to add a drawer and doors for the cabinet.  

meturncl

NpHuskerFl...   Found the cooking grid at academy sports.  It was only 18 bucks for cast iron.  

I bet the temp probe was either touching the butt or very close to it.   I'll make adjustments.   Thanks for the advice and the compliments.  I'll post more pics, I cook almost every night.  

Matt. 

theyolksonyou

@EggNorth no table needed x workforce work bench, $40 bucks from HD.  Works great with MM

Can't get the stupid pic uploaded.