So can a small Egg do pulled pork

Unknown

I have been a very happy small Egg owner for about 10 years now and have cooked many great meals on it. However, I have never attempted pulled pork. I have always wanted to, but am concerned about keeping it going for the amount of time needed to cook. [p]So my question is - how realistic is it to do pulled pork on a small Egg? Am I looking at refueling once or twice? And what is the technique or process for reloading the Egg with new lump while cooking?[p]Thanks!

The Naked Whiz

ScooterT,
Yes, you can do 2 7-8 pound butts on the small. If you need to refuel, I'd imagine you just take the meat out, place it on a platter, deal with reloading, put the meat back in, etc.
TNW

KBuck

ScooterT,
Check out TNW's lump DB for a really dense long burning lump. If you use something like Cowboy, you'll have to reload for sure.
[ul][li]TNW Lump DB[/ul]

Smokey

ScooterT,[p]You should look into GrateMates. They make indirect cooking on the small very easy![p]Smokey
[ul][li]GrateMates[/ul]

fishlessman

ScooterT,
never did one in the small, but the worst that could happen is a refuel after 10 hours or so. at this time you could either add more and relight, or simply wrap in foil and complete it in the oven. after that many hours in the egg, i dont think there would be much difference in taste either way

randomegger

ScooterT,[p]The Mothership sells a roasting pan that fits neatly into the small. I've made plenty of pulled pork on my small using this gizmo with no real complaints.[p]Be advised though that I do not subscribe to the four day marathon roasts (slight exaggeration) that is generally recommended for pork. I generally get up early in the morning, start with a full load of lump and roast around 275 - 300 till mid afternoon when the butt is up at 200 or so.[p]I suspect that the product is not competition quality but it is easy and tasty. I've had no problem holding the temp for the eight hours needed.[p]Best of luck![p]RE

Unknown

ScooterT,[p]The small Egg does a nice job with pulled pork along with many other treats. This cook was two butts that weighed a total of 16.82 pounds and this will feed about 25 people.[p][p]I start the two butts on their sides and then lean them together at the top for the first few hours. I also have to add charcoal once during my cook but this is not much of a problem with my setup. [p][p]This is a picture of the cook after I added the charcoal and got the butts laid down in the cooker. [p]And for Mr.CT Grillguy, the small Egg will easily cook for 5 or more people. You are right in that steaks are great but chops and many other treats will work as well. Ribs are probably the toughest cook on this small cooker for a bunch of people but you can cook enough for 5 people. With two level cooking, you can cook something like meat loaf for 15-20 people in one cook. Poultry for about 10 people. Loin for 10 people. And at least a dozen casseroles that will feed 9-12 people. And don't forget Dutch oven cooking. Very easy to cook for 8-10 people at one time. [p]Dave