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Pork Butt on the Mini
For my fantasy football draft, I cooked a 5 lb butt on the Mini for some pulled pork.
I needed to put some silicone bands on it to squeeze it in a little but it fit (barely):
The dome temp had to be pulled out some to prevent it from skewering the pork:
Not much room to spare (but easy to take internal temp readings):
I forgot to take a pic of the pork pulled until after it had been sitting in a chafer for the entire draft so this is it but not at its best:
I used Wicked Good Weekend Warrior lump filled just over midway up the fire ring and completed the cook with lump to spare.
It was a fun test.
Bay Area, CA
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Awesome looking butt! I'm looking forward to doing one on my new small.Flint, Michigan
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Thanks! The Small is a great cooker for a butt. Enjoy.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
Nice work what was the dome temp. Good looking bark on there.Seattle, WA
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Nice work.XL BGE - Small BGE - A few Komodo Kamado Serious Big Bad 42sFollow me on Instagram: @SSgt93
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Great cook. Another reason to get me a mini.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA
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Thanks! The one you did on your Mini a couple of weeks ago was an inspiration for this cook. This one was cooked at 240-250 for about 75 mins and then around 300 for the next 4 hrs.SkinnyV said:Nice work what was the dome temp. Good looking bark on there.
XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
Nice work. Wall to wall pork. Does it get any better?Owner of LBGE, Antique Komodo Green in Color. Proud Career Firefighter. Johns Creek / South Forsyth GA
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Wow, looks fantastic. What kind of grate is that? Raised? Mini woo?
Jeff
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Did you need to add any charcoal? I would think cooking for 6 hours would stretch the mini.*******Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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Thanks for posting. it is amazing what you can do with the mini.
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
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Vitaman said:
Wow, looks fantastic. What kind of grate is that? Raised? Mini woo?
Jeff
Thx! That is the Mini Woo and 10" stainless grid from the Ceramic Grill Store: http://shop.ceramicgrillstore.com/categories/Small-&-Mini-Big-Green-Egg®-Set%252dUps/Mini-10-Woo-Ring/ On the Woo is a foil wrapped pizza stone.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
jlsm said:Did you need to add any charcoal? I would think cooking for 6 hours would stretch the mini.
I didn't need to add any lump. Wicked Good lump is really dense and burns pretty long and I had it filled high into the fire ring. I think it could have gone another hour at 300.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
that's a new cook for me......very nice.twww.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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Sorry that I missed the lump reference higher up. Cooking a butt on the mini would never have occurred to me. This is great.*******Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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Thanks Tom! Couldn't have done it without the Woo from you. I'm also enjoying the 10" SS grid I got from you.tjv said:that's a new cook for me......very nice.
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No problem! I'd been wanting to see just how much I could fit and cook on one load of lump in the Mini.jlsm said:Sorry that I missed the lump reference higher up. Cooking a butt on the mini would never have occurred to me. This is great.
XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
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What did you use and get to keep your probe higher? Also where does one get Wicked Good charcoal? We normally use Royal Oak. Thank you
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As I often say, nothing beats big meat in tight spaces.
I love the challenge of trying such cooks. Was thinking I might try a 12lb brisket flat on the MM. -
chill243 said:What did you use and get to keep your probe higher? Also where does one get Wicked Good charcoal? We normally use Royal Oak. Thank you
It is some kind of foam ring that came with my small Egg. A wine cork would work well.
I’m not sure how Wicked Good is these days. It used to be great and then got really bad when they changed their supplier and supposedly they switched back. I haven’t used it years.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
R2Egg2Q said:chill243 said:What did you use and get to keep your probe higher? Also where does one get Wicked Good charcoal? We normally use Royal Oak. Thank you
It is some kind of foam ring that came with my small Egg. A wine cork would work well.
I’m not sure how Wicked Good is these days. It used to be great and then got really bad when they changed their supplier and supposedly they switched back. I haven’t used it years.
Gotta buy like 30 bags to get that price, but split with others, it works well. I don't know where to buy it retail, but I imagine their website will tell you.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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GrateEggspectations said:As I often say, nothing beats big meat in tight spaces.
I love the challenge of trying such cooks. Was thinking I might try a 12lb brisket flat on the MM.
And a small packer: http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1142879/packer-brisket-on-a-small-egg#latest
If you do the 12 lb flat please post it!XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
Carolina Q said:R2Egg2Q said:chill243 said:What did you use and get to keep your probe higher? Also where does one get Wicked Good charcoal? We normally use Royal Oak. Thank you
It is some kind of foam ring that came with my small Egg. A wine cork would work well.
I’m not sure how Wicked Good is these days. It used to be great and then got really bad when they changed their supplier and supposedly they switched back. I haven’t used it years.
Gotta buy like 30 bags to get that price, but split with others, it works well. I don't know where to buy it retail, but I imagine their website will tell you.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
Bay Area, CA -
R2Egg2Q said:
that's a new cook for me......very nice.
Thanks Tom! Couldn't have done it without the Woo from you. I'm also enjoying the 10" SS grid I got from you.tSorry that I missed the lump reference higher up. Cooking a butt on the mini would never have occurred to me. This is great.
No problem! I'd been wanting to see just how much I could fit and cook on one load of lump in the Mini. -
Lumpy_Coal said:R2Egg2Q said:
that's a new cook for me......very nice.
Thanks Tom! Couldn't have done it without the Woo from you. I'm also enjoying the 10" SS grid I got from you.tSorry that I missed the lump reference higher up. Cooking a butt on the mini would never have occurred to me. This is great.
No problem! I'd been wanting to see just how much I could fit and cook on one load of lump in the Mini.XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG
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Didn’t think so. Thanks. :-(
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