Coalsburnedout

Unknown

I got first BGE last week and started a Boston butt at 11:00 last night. Left at 200 and checked at 5AM and coals had burned out. Do I just need to add more coals or check sooner?[p]Thanks

Unknown

<p />Robby Brown,[p]You probably did not start out with enough charcoal. The BGE manual tells you to fill to about an inch or two above the airholes, but that is not enough. For an overnighter, I fill to the top of the firebox. [p]Pout

RRP

Robby Brown, I agree with Pout - you gotta fill Mr Egg up. Don't feel bad though this is a common problem for many newbies. Once you see that you can easily snuff a fire and you don't waste much lump then you're far quicker to dump in more than you need. Afterall, why not? if you don't use it in this cook, you'll use it in the next. BTW Happy New Year and welcome to the board!

The Naked Whiz

<p />Robby Brown,
I fill mine half way up the fire ring when I do an overnighter. Having done exactly one overnighter ( :-) ), I can report that I had about 40% of the lump left after 20 hours. Above is a photo of what was left. Below is a link to my webpage describing my first attempt at pulled pork.[p]TNW
[ul][li]The Naked Whiz does pulled pork....[/ul]

LasVegasMac

Robby Brown,[p]Congrats on the Egg, they are the last word on cooking / smoking / grilling! Not that I am biased or anything![p]A must read is Elder Ward's directions on cooking a butt - also includes great advice on preparing the fire for a long low and slow cook. Look in the receipe section, under pork. With the proper prep, 18 - 20 - 22 - 24 hours on one load of lump is very realistic.[p]Happy Egg'n,[p]LVM