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Had my doubts, not sure why

SoCalSooner
SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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Recently did a pork butt overnight on the LGE. Used the Guru to hold 225. Don’t usually cook a butt that low but I wanted to see how well the egg would handle cooking overnight in really cold temps. Without windchill, temp that night was about 5 degrees F.  Not only did the egg hold temp but I had a ton of lump left over at the end of a roughly 16 hour cook. I loved cooking on my WSM, but it could not have finished the cook in that weather. You can see where ice formed anywhere there was condensation.  
2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • jabam
    jabam Posts: 1,829
    Been thinking about getting a BBQ Guru, this may have sealed the deal. 
    Central Valley CA     One large egg One chocolate lab "Halle" two chiuahuas "Skittles and PeeWee"
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Great tool, poor support from manufacturer, in my experience, but works very well. 
    Working with the smobot now, and it seems promising thus far. The manufacturer service has been excellent.

    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • DWFII
    DWFII Posts: 317
    edited February 2018
    What is that grid set-up?
    Bespoke boot and shoemaker--45+ years
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    @DWFII looks like a ceramic grill store AR. Great rig! Own one myself

    https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/big-green-egg-large-accessories-by-ceramic-grill-store
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • dsrguns
    dsrguns Posts: 421
    Looks great. What is this poking up underneath the egg? Maybe I shouldn't ask.
      
    XL BGE
    MD
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
    CGS AR it is. Never leaves my egg unless I’m doing pizzas. Butt on top setting with 13inch stone on bottom. The 13” stone allowed for a little more air flow with the low temp vs something with more indirect coverage. 
    @dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,934
    dsrguns said:
    Looks great. What is this poking up underneath the egg? Maybe I shouldn't ask.
      Looks like a stalagmite formed from condensation dripping off the Guru
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • DWFII
    DWFII Posts: 317
    ColtsFan said:
    @DWFII looks like a ceramic grill store AR. Great rig! Own one myself

    https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/big-green-egg-large-accessories-by-ceramic-grill-store
    Thanks...I didn't recognize it--the ones on the CGS are so shiny B) .
    Bespoke boot and shoemaker--45+ years
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    edited February 2018
    SoCalSooner said:
    Recently did a pork butt overnight on the LGE. Used the Guru to hold 225. Don’t usually cook a butt that low but I wanted to see how well the egg would handle cooking overnight in really cold temps. Without windchill, temp that night was about 5 degrees F.  Not only did the egg hold temp but I had a ton of lump left over at the end of a roughly 16 hour cook. I loved cooking on my WSM, but it could not have finished the cook in that weather. You can see where ice formed anywhere there was condensation.  
    I used to wrap my WSM in cold temps and had to make sure it was shielded from the wind in subzero temps or else it just ate lump.

    The egg doesn't even know its cold outside.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    SoCalSooner said:
    ...
    @dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 
    That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • baychilla
    baychilla Posts: 387
    HeavyG said:
    SoCalSooner said:
    ...
    @dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 
    That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.
    I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.
    Near San Francisco in California
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    baychilla said:
    I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.
    Let me know how it works for you in the cold. I love my smobot, but twice in cold temps (zero degrees, plus or minus 5) I lost the wifi connection to be able to make adjustments with my phone. It maintained the temp just fine and I could make adjustments manually, but it was a minor hiccup nonetheless.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    Man that 2nd pic is creepy!  Butt looks great though! 
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • marine_man
    marine_man Posts: 7
    You may want to consider rotating your fan 180 degrees so the housing is above the vent... me and plenty of others have had issues with the fan freezing up in the down orientation in freezing weather; no issues with it the other way
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,457
    edited February 2018
    marine_man said:
    You may want to consider rotating your fan 180 degrees so the housing is above the vent... me and plenty of others have had issues with the fan freezing up in the down orientation in freezing weather; no issues with it the other way
     I have always placed my blower horizontally instead of the vertical way the OP shows. I've never had a problem and when it rains or snows I wrap the blower with foil, but leave the bottom uncovered for it to draw air.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    baychilla said:
    HeavyG said:
    SoCalSooner said:
    ...
    @dsrguns That’s where I got a little drip of condensation and over night it froze. Kinda like an inverted ice cycle. 
    That's a relief, I was thinking it was one of your thumbs.
    I thought someone lost a "toy".  That being said I'm curious to see how a Smobot compares to a blower system when used for a 225 cook in super cold temps.
    Did a brisket using a Smobot during the unusual cold spell (15F) for a 225F cook 16 hours. No issues. I have done more than a few with the digital quality in same temps, no issues either.
    Like the smobot for the remote control, display and notifications as well as customer service.
    Like the digi Q for dependability, when all probes are working. One thing though, direct sunlight on a hot day makes the micro processor do strange things. You have to keep it in the shade, and not let it overheat.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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