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First pork butt...

HurricaneEddie1
HurricaneEddie1 Posts: 92
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fired egg at 7 and placed putt at 250 grate temp at 8:00.  1 hour later the butt is at 93 degrees.  Is that normal? It seems like its gotten up pretty quickly.  It was 50 degrees when i put it on.
Cooking on a LBGE and MM down in Miami, FL.
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  • HurricaneEddie1
    HurricaneEddie1 Posts: 92
    Also the grate temp (per flameboss) is at 250 and the dome temp reads 300.  Shouldn't the dome temp be lower? I understand the dome thermometer may not be calibrated, but is it possible the FlameBoss is set higher than 250 (bad clip thermometer)?
    Cooking on a LBGE and MM down in Miami, FL.
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  • dsrguns
    dsrguns Posts: 421
    Nothing out of the ordinary. Don't worry it will slow down and hit a stall. You still have a long way to go.
      
    XL BGE
    MD
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  • HurricaneEddie1
    HurricaneEddie1 Posts: 92
    Also... i should say it was almost 6 lbs
    Cooking on a LBGE and MM down in Miami, FL.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,359
    Throw the clip on the thermometer stem and see what kind of reading you get. That's where I clip my thermometer when using a controller. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • HurricaneEddie1
    HurricaneEddie1 Posts: 92
    When i clip to the thermometer stem it read 275... higher than grate.  
    Cooking on a LBGE and MM down in Miami, FL.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,359
    edited August 2017
    HurricaneEddie1 said:
    When i clip to the thermometer stem it read 275... higher than grate.  
    Does the temp on the controller match the thermometer? That will at least give you an idea if your thermometer is off.  I always clip it to the thermometer as that's where the grill wants you to read the thermometer when not using a controller. It will definitely read hotter up top towards the dome opening as the heat is going around the platesetter and out of the dome. To be honest I'm surprised that it's only a 25 degree difference from the grid to the thermometer 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • HurricaneEddie1
    HurricaneEddie1 Posts: 92
    yes the temp on the controller matched (within 5 deg) the dome thermometer when i clipped to the stem.  I think what happened was that i initially clipped to the grate above the drip pan which must have been alot colder... as a result the fan was working to get temp up to 250.... but outside of the drip pan it was closer to 300.  I have left the therm clipped to the dome and now the temp is dropping to 250.  Thanks for the advice.
    Cooking on a LBGE and MM down in Miami, FL.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,359
    HurricaneEddie1 said:
    yes the temp on the controller matched (within 5 deg) the dome thermometer when i clipped to the stem.  I think what happened was that i initially clipped to the grate above the drip pan which must have been alot colder... as a result the fan was working to get temp up to 250.... but outside of the drip pan it was closer to 300.  I have left the therm clipped to the dome and now the temp is dropping to 250.  Thanks for the advice.
    Nice! The pulled pork sounds great. You'll be eating good this evening! 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,712
    Regarding the "dome thermometer may not be calibrated" statement-that is something you can take care of in less than 5 minutes.  There are thermal gradients inside the BGE just like your oven.  Pick a calibrated temp and learn how your BGE works with that indication and press on.  FWIW-
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