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1st overnight smoke on BGE
joshandone
Posts: 3
just a recent approved member of the forum, got my large BGE this past Christmas - sharing pic of my first overnight smoke...9lb Boston Butt, on for abt 16 hrs, in hour 1 of FTC now. So much good stuff on here, just wanted to share! 
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Looks great! Welcome!Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
Good looking butt there!
My first overnighter was an 8 lb butt that went 18 hours, LOL.
I made the rookie mistake of thinking I had to keep the Egg around 225°F because that's what I read all the experts were doing. I didn't realize that it's because in the type of smoker they were using 225 is the standard temp.
But the BGE is a very different critter. You can do very nicely at a higher temp and my standard now is 250-275°F with fantastic results and a shorter total time. Look around here for advice -- search on "turbo butt".Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning. -
Looks YUMMY -- great job!!!
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Welcome! As mentioned, consider turbo cooking. Lately, I've been cooking butts at about 320°. Start a 7-8 pounder at 9 or 10 AM and it'll be done in time for dinner. No overnight cook required and no difference in the finished product! Won't burn the sugar in the rub either. Also, I never FTC unless it's done early. Just not needed with butts. Enjoy the journey...
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Nice bark on that guy!“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
Coach Finstock Teen Wolf -
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Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. Above all, have fun.
Great looking cook right there. Enjoy the eats.
As you have likely sorted out, there are many ways to get eggceptional outcomes. Just pick one and go, note the outcome and then if not happy try another approach. As long as you nail the finish-line you will have achieved success. FWIW-Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Welcome!
Pork butt is a great first cook. You can gradually work your way into the more expensive cuts. Have fun! -
Welcome!! Great job on that butt!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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Great looking butt!
Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of BGE cooking.
Living the good life smoking and joking -
Nail’d it!! Welcome!LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI.
If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard... -
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Awesome first post/cook, welcome aboard!
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Nice! Did you get any sleep?Lg & MM BGE, Humphrey’s Battle Box | Palatine, Illinois
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Finished product!
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Well done!! How did it taste? Memphis, TN
LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet -
Great looking cook! Have fun with the ride.
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Nice job! Welcome aboardXL, 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 -
Looks terrible. Sell BGE now. Pm me for details.
Also — WELCOME BRO!
Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
Welcome to the forum and a very wonderful first cook and post. Hope to see many more.
This is a great place for information on anything, and it is loaded with great cooks, which also happen to be some of the most wonderful people you will ever meet in your life.
Have fun."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky -
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Very nice looking grub right there, I tell ya. Good Job! Enjoy the egg!The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string. -
Went great! Used it for pulled pork sliders and plenty of leftovers to enjoy.mEGG_My_Day said:Well done!! How did it taste? -
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