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BOOM!!!! 6 Butts on 1 XL (Picture Heavy)
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BigGreenCraigdotcom
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Every year my wife is in charge of the March of Dimes Fundraisers for her school. The last 2 years we have done a BBQ plate lunch. Word of mouth has gotten around and the turn out was crazy this year! I'm going to have to do 2 batches OR get a 2nd Egg for next year.
I did 6 bone in pork butts for a total of 46 lbs on ONE XL Egg! It took a little engineering, but I was determined to do them in 1 cook. I removed the fire ring and lowered the plate setter directly on top of the fire box, legs up with the grill grate on top of the legs. Then, I put my make shift rack extender on top of that. I have the old model XL so I lack vertical space unlike the new ones. It was tight, but got it to fit!
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Awesome! I would give dimes to March for that pork.
Ball Ground, GA
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Nice looking cook. 6 is the most I've been able to do on my XL. I have a grid extender and mind is the new style dome, so the height isn't am issue.Mark Annville, PA
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Nice! You need a bigger extender. You got room for another up there! Wait, no, that might mean no second Xl next year.Dunedin, FL
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You need an AR. I have done 45 pounds on the bottom level before and am pretty sure you could get another 45 pounds up top.
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Lit said:You need an AR. I have done 45 pounds on the bottom level before and am pretty sure you could get another 45 pounds up top.
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Adjustable rig.
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Great cook for a great cause!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Nice!!! Looks amazing!
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Man that's impressive!! Still waiting to do a long cook.
How do you know the difference between the old and new style. I just gotten mine the guy at the store was unaware of a change and said that my XL was from a order in Jan2014. -
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Looks great. Cooking for a cause is very rewarding. Glad it worked out for you.@Catmandiesel You have the new style for sure. Here's some detail on how to tell the difference:They/Them
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Thanks for the info.
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Craigdotcom, what was your smoke technique? You have a nice solid smoke ring there and the pork looks awesome! Just curious if you add soaked chunks when you throw the meat on, and that's it, or you add along the way.
I get a solid flavor from the BGE lump charcoal, but haven't gotten true smoker results yet. So I must be missing something obvious. Thanks!
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Good job, Craig and way xtra props for doing it for a good cause. =D>
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KiterTodd said:Craigdotcom, what was your smoke technique? You have a nice solid smoke ring there and the pork looks awesome! Just curious if you add soaked chunks when you throw the meat on, and that's it, or you add along the way.
I get a solid flavor from the BGE lump charcoal, but haven't gotten true smoker results yet. So I must be missing something obvious. Thanks! -
Dang I wish I had an XL. Great looking butts! Thanks for posting.Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/ and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
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Great job Craig. Have yet to have to do multiple butts. Was there much of a difference in your setup/timing vs doing a single butt?Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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saluki2007 said:Great job Craig. Have yet to have to do multiple butts. Was there much of a difference in your setup/timing vs doing a single butt?
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Nicely done! Sounds like a terrific turnout for a great cause. That would just be horrible to "have to" get a 2nd egg ;-)LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Looks great Craig. Do you just go commando with the plate setter? What cooking temp did you target?Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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SmokeyPitt said:Looks great Craig. Do you just go commando with the plate setter? What cooking temp did you target?
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BigGreenCraigdotcom said:I always use soaked wood chips or chunks. I used apple wood chips that I soaked for approx 36 hours. This is definitely the best smoke ring that I have gotten.
Where do you put them (edge of coals, mixed in with everything, on top of the center)?
Do you find you have to add throughout the cook? That's the part I'd struggle with as it seems to require a bit of disassembley with to get down there once you are already cooking. It'd be a pain...
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My Experience: For long smokes, I always start with a fire bowl full of coal. I use an electric lighter and pull it out as soon as I see a couple red embers. Letting the coals actually flame up requires too many coals to be lit and hot. I sprinkle the chips/chunks over ALL of the coals. This ensures smoke during the entire cook.There is a lot of myths as to what pattern used to add your smoking chips. That's just too complicated to me...
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Nice!Did you lay the topmost grid directly on top of the 4 butts? And did you have to rotate them during the cook?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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caliking said:Nice!Did you lay the topmost grid directly on top of the 4 butts? And did you have to rotate them during the cook?
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You need a set of meat claws. You can pull one pork butt in about 3 minutes
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BigGreenCraigdotcom said:My Experience: For long smokes, I always start with a fire bowl full of coal. I use an electric lighter and pull it out as soon as I see a couple red embers. Letting the coals actually flame up requires too many coals to be lit and hot. I sprinkle the chips/chunks over ALL of the coals. This ensures smoke during the entire cook.
I do feel like if I let the Chimney light as I would with normal charcoal, I dump it on to a pretty large bed of red lump charcoal and that may be my problem. So much of the coal bed is hot that all my wood burns off too soon.
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KiterTodd said:BigGreenCraigdotcom said:My Experience: For long smokes, I always start with a fire bowl full of coal. I use an electric lighter and pull it out as soon as I see a couple red embers. Letting the coals actually flame up requires too many coals to be lit and hot. I sprinkle the chips/chunks over ALL of the coals. This ensures smoke during the entire cook.
I do feel like if I let the Chimney light as I would with normal charcoal, I dump it on to a pretty large bed of red lump charcoal and that may be my problem. So much of the coal bed is hot that all my wood burns off too soon.
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