How to cook multiple layers on adjustable rig

Meeko's Crew

My new Adjustable rig and bbq guru should arrive in the next few days. I've searched the posts but am having a hard time finding info on how to cook with multiple levels. Do I need to rotate the meat (butt's, brisket, etc...) from one level to the other throughout the cook. Also, if doing multiple butts or other cuts how do you pick which one you put the meat probe in from the guru. For that matter, which grill to you clip the grill sensor too. Thanks for any info. I'm a newbie but wanted to get the Guru and the rig to add as much flexibility to my new egg as possible.

WessB

Learn to control temps on your own before relying on the guru....it may save your butt one day....can't answer the other questions as I have only had my AR a short time..

Meeko's Crew

WessB,
Thanks, I agree I have to learn to control temp on my own. I just wanted some flexibility when doing the long cooks. I'd like to be able to get some sleep or go on a bike ride with the kids without worrying.
On the AR, I can't fine anything about rotating from top to bottom on the posts. not sure if it is necessary.

Eggsakley

Sound advice Wess. I'm learnin on the A.R. as we speak.You tend to cut to the chase pretty quickly. I like that about your posts. Nite.

WessB

It's versatility is a little overwhelming....I would think you would only need to rotate meat around if one or the other top or bottom ..were not gettin cooked as expected...

WessB

Thanks...and for better or worse you are absolutely right..I call em like I see em..

Eggsakley

Simple answer as I have observed on the forum. Rotation is probably not necessary. Don't want to get one of the tweevs on my case. Send a mail to someone like grandpas grub or tmj. They will have plenty of info backed by a lot of experience. Enjoy the AR. We are all on a learning curve, which is half of the fun. I'm just starting to use mine and I will look foreward your post and cooks as you progress.

Misippi Egger

Meeko,

The only time I have cooked multiple butts on my AR. I did not rotate any of the six butts during the cook.

I put my Guru meat probe in the largest butt, which happened to be on the top grid. I put my Maverick remote probe in the smallest one so I would know when it was ready (you can use the Guru meat probe to approximate the internal temp of the butt it is in).

As each butt (smallest to largest) reach my goal internal temp, I moved the Maverick probe to the next smallest one and pull the done one from the Egg and into the foil/towel/cooler combo.
I hope this helps....

Ripnem

Pepper Monkey BBQ

Completely agree Wess ... Have a CyberQ and use it for overnight cooks ... guess for peace of mind. This weekend I did a butt starting at 9 pm Saturday ... when I woke up the egg was 2 deg higher that the CyberQ was set and it hadn't kicked on all night. ...

Point is - a guru won't eliminate the need for knowing the proper vent placement, it just gives you some wiggle room. Proper vent set up will eliminate the need for the guru ... BUTT ... I still like mine for the long cooks just in case ...

JM

fishlessman

with butts and briskets i leave it to cook, at low temps it doesnt seem to matter. with ribs i grab the rig and rotate it 180, flip the top ribs and i haven't ever flipped the ribs underneath on the lower level. i rotate the rack because the ribs that overhang in the back were its hotter are cooking faster.i have never used the rig for multiple levels at higher heats but what you would want to do is grab the whole rig and take it out of the egg, rotate, flip etc and then put it back in, you don't want to do all that work with the dome open because the fire will take off and it will be uncontrollable

mental1

Here is some verbiage from the Ceramic Grill Store for cooking ribs:
"Cooking ribs is relatively straightforward. It’s a matter of recognizing how the ribs on each level are progressing and then rotate accordingly. During your first cook or two, we recommend that you start by dividing each stage’s cooking time by the number of grids and rotate equally. For example, on the 3-1-1 method the first stage is three hours. So, rotate at 1.5 hours with two grids and every hour with three grids. You will probably find it’s not necessary to rotate during 1-hour stages. One tidbit to note, the top ribs can baste the lower ribs."

Mahi-Mahi

I have a xl and use two levels when cooking butts. I normally hook the temperture control to the green egg thomomentor and I do not rotate. I just pull off the butts as they get done at different times. I like to have a pan below the racks covered with foil. I hold that with a spider rig.

As far as using the guru I normally start the charocoal manually and when I get up to around 200 I put on the guru. I normally start with the fan damper cut to half to make sure it does not push to much air.
I started using the guru right away and find no reason not to.

mattrapp

If you go to the Ceramc Grill Stores website, they have very detailed instructions(with pictures) on how to best utilize all of the combinations of the AR, including how to rotate.

fishlessman

lots of ways to cook them, if you cook them at a low enough temp you dont have to do all that :laugh:

cookingdude555

Ripnem wrote:

Reach around and grab both your shoulders............Now pull your pinhead out of your ass.

Now if you can see light, thats good.

Take yourself to the next forum. You obviously are a forum jumping idiot and are due to move on. It would make 99.875% of this group very happy. The others are either too nice or too new.

So what do think? GTFO or WTF?

You have made the calmest, coolest, friendliest people around here very pissed off.

Is that the goal? :huh:

Maybe I missed somethjing, meant for this current thread? :blink:

Ripnem

Jabinns,

It was directed towards our friend Tweev. He has obviously removed yet another post of his.

Most definately not for Meeko's Crew.

Sorry to have added more smell and mess to this already outa control situation. I'll clean up the comment.

Little Steven

You have rage issues anyway. I hear a lot of short guys do. :laugh:

Steve

Ripnem

Steve,

Golfing helps me with that.

You've been under control lately. What's your secret?

cookingdude555

Ah, makes sense. I didnt realize there was a tweev comment in there somewhere. Sorry to interrupt, I figured you meant to reply to another thread.

Little Steven

Biting my tongue...hard! Trying to stay on egg topic.

Steve

Ripnem

I was getting tired of the taste of blood. :pinch: