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which is better for long cooks. Bge Small or large

Mexirican
Mexirican Posts: 19
edited June 2015 in EggHead Forum
so fathersday i am cooking a pork shoulder so it says 2 hours per pound (9lb) , i have both bge large & small which would be better for a 18 hour cook ??? 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Cook it hotter and it won't take so long. The meat doesn't know the size of the egg, so either one you can hold the temp on. 
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    I'd use the LBGE for the L&S and the SBGE for the apps and sides. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    I can get about 9-10hrs of 275 out of my small. If you are truly cooking at low enough temps to need 18 hrs I would use the large.  I personally can't see it taking that long   The last butt I did was 10lbs & I cooked at 280ish and it was done in about 1hr per lb.  

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,913
    If you can get away with an 18 hour cook on your SBGE, go for it.  But history will likely show that to get that kind of cook time w/o food moves and lump recharges will only happen with the LBGE.
    Now you didn't mention cook temp so you may be able to turbo that pork on the SBGE but it could be big stretch.  FWIW-
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Along with the turbo suggestion from @lousubcap you could split it in half and reduce your cooking time and I feel with the right temp and lump you could easily do that in your small 

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  • Mexirican
    Mexirican Posts: 19
    What is a good turbo temp
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Turbo is considered 350°.  

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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    +1 with what NPHusker said. The good thing in your case is if the small falls short you can finish on the large. I've read some posts where people finish in the oven when they fall short. Hopefully someone that routinely does long slow cooks on a small will chime in. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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