Mini max at work

meturncl · June 2015

Not a lot of pictures of mini max on this forum so I decided to share a couple pictures of my first long cook on my mm. 5 lb boneless pork butt. I rubbed down with Worcestershire sauce and texas Bbq grand champion rub.

I put a temp probe on the grate to monitor temperature. It's reading about 80 degrees hotter than the green egg probe on the lid. I guess those aren't calibrated from the factory. Pork butt is cooking at 280 because I can't get the mm any cooler than that. I've hit the stall at 175. Waiting.......

meturncl · June 2015

Hope the pictures come through.

NPHuskerFL · June 2015

Welcome. No pics "yet". You'll need to check the calibration on the Tel-Tru dome thermometer and if it's off cal then it can be adjusted using the nut on the backside. Remember 100℃ is 212℉ (easier to cal this way imo). And what do you mean by ....

meturncl said:

Not a lot of pictures of mini max on this forum

There's a plethora trust me

Standing by for your MM pics.

NPHuskerFL · June 2015

Pics??

meturncl · June 2015

Pocs didn't load from my phone. I'll try again. Sorry

meturncl · June 2015

meturncl · June 2015

NPHuskerFL · June 2015

That butt looked larger than 5# at first glance. Nice work

Roadpuke0 · July 2015

Is it possible you dome temp gauge is really close to the butt or even touching it to cause the temp fluctuation?

meturncl · July 2015

meturncl · July 2015

Then made some sides on the large. Corn, onions

, and abts. Gotta try to the onions. They're good.

NPHuskerFL · July 2015

@Roadpuke0^^^^^Yes it is. Agreed. Test calibration. For larger cooks (or where the meat could be poked by the probe or just the steam etc) a cork does the trick. I just leave mine on. Just make sure the notch is in the dome or you won't get a good reading.

meturncl · July 2015

This is my setup.

NPHuskerFL · July 2015

@meturncl LBGE? Nice set-up indeed.

chuckytheegghead · July 2015

Thanks for sharing!

EggNorth · July 2015

very nice setup and that food looks terrific! I need a MM, just have no table and don't want to cook on the ground.

NPHuskerFL · July 2015

I like that cooking grid. Where did you procure that from?

NPHuskerFL · July 2015

That would be a cool style grid on the MM.

meturncl · July 2015

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/qb/qi9c0dva5me7.jpg

Better view of the table I built a couple weeks ago. Still need to add a drawer and doors for the cabinet.

meturncl · July 2015

NpHuskerFl... Found the cooking grid at academy sports. It was only 18 bucks for cast iron.

I bet the temp probe was either touching the butt or very close to it. I'll make adjustments. Thanks for the advice and the compliments. I'll post more pics, I cook almost every night.

Matt.

theyolksonyou · July 2015

@EggNorth no table needed x workforce work bench, $40 bucks from HD. Works great with MM

Can't get the stupid pic uploaded.

Mini max at work

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