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First Butt is ON!

Ok, dome temp has been at 200 for 2 hours. I'm crashing and NOT checking till morning. The 8 pound butt was injected with Coca-Cola, rubbed with a homemade and topped with some old fashioned French's Mustard. It's sitting on a grid on a drip pan on a reversed plate setter on Apple and Hickory in a hole in the bottom of the Sea. This is my first attempt. I'm going with rockin or crash and burn. Either way, it's a learning experience. AND I may be a bit buzzed up, just sayin. Happy Egging!!!!

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I would up that temp to 250-270 overnight. There's a good chance your fire will go out.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
    Pork butts are very forgiving and I am far from an intermediate but my experience has been to cook at a little higher temp. But you can see where you are tomorrow morning and adjust based on time you are looking to grub.
    Greensboro, NC
  • Duganboy
    Duganboy Posts: 1,118
    As stated above, 200 dome is about 175 at the grid.  Your dome needs to be 250-275.
  • If your dome is 200 and you do not have a controller, your fire is most likely going to be out when you wake up in the morning. I can only keep a fire 200 or less with my controller, I am very interested to see if you get lucky and still have a fire in the morning. I have to put my money on the latter though, good luck, let us know.



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  • Duganboy said:
    As stated above, 200 dome is about 175 at the grid.  Your dome needs to be 250-275.
    If he had a controller, he would be more than fine. I have cooked many butts without a controller at 220 dome, the issue he has, is that he is not around to adjust the vents (he will be passed out.)



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  • Duganboy
    Duganboy Posts: 1,118
    250 degrees is very much low and slow.  I think a lot of people make a mistake by thinking that the lower the temp they smoke will make the end result better.
  • bbrawler
    bbrawler Posts: 31
    edited December 2012
    Yep, I geeked that up. Fortunately, I woke up at 3 and went to check it to find a 75 degree dome. Thank God for heat guns. I've been rolling at 275 since three and meat temp is at 170 with 12 hours in. I think it'll all be fine. Did I mention it's a learning experience?? Thanks for the tips!
  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Sounds like my first cook...it'll be great.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN