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Pain in the butt

duckegg
duckegg Posts: 267
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
It is pouring here in central MA, gusts up to 50 MPH predicted. Two Boston Butts have to go on today or freeze them. I cleaned out the egg and loaded it up with Wicked good in the pouring rain. Gonna fire-up at about 3 o'clock in the pouring rain. will throw the butts on about four in a stablized egg at 250 dome in the pouring rain. Don't yet own a Guru so will be checking temps occasionally throughout the night in the rain. I have a good supply of JD on hand so will probably need the rain by then.[p]Anybody have any guesses how long it will take to hit 200 internal and I can pull them off in a 50 mph gale. . . I thought this was supposed to be fun.
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    Duckegg,[p] 1-2 hours per pound depending on the amount of fat, connective tissue and bone.[p] Stand with your back to the wind, thus blocking the Egg from the 50mph winds.[p] I don't suppose we need to tell you to make sure the bottom vent is not into the wind. At 50MPH it will be a wind tunnel in there.
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    Duckegg,[p]This morning I started my Egg in about 35 mph winds, and 40 degrees F. The only problem was that it took a long while to come up to 250. I don't have a cover on the Egg yet, and it seems that cold, damp weather means the charcoal has to dry the Egg out first before cooking the food. I hope your Egg isn't soaked.[p]Everything seems to be going well now, but next time I'll blast the charcoal a bit more with the torch in order to counteract the effects of nasty weather. [p]Best luck in the rain,
    gdenby
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  • LOG
    LOG Posts: 85
    Duckegg,
    I am also in MA and had a butt ready to go on. I'm gonna put it off till tomorrrow or If it calms down this evening. It's pouring. I don't mind going out in this, but I'm afraid of what will go down my daisy wheel. Just gonna have to stay in and drink Margaritas till then.
    LOG
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  • Citizen Q
    Citizen Q Posts: 484
    Duckegg,
    I'm out here on the Cape, what a beautiful day for windsurfing! Think I'll take the dog down to the beach and watch some of those crazy mutha's. I'm not cooking anything til I throw on some rib-eyes later on, but after 8 years of Egging in the New England weather, I've found that the Egg cooks just as consistently in the middle of a nine below zero, three day Nor'easter as it does on a sunny, 74 degree afternoon with a slight onshore breeze.

    Give yourself an extra hour at the beginning of the cook to allow some time to undo all the over-adjustments that you thought you needed to make to compensate for the weather.[p]Cheers,
    C~Q
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  • Essex County
    Essex County Posts: 991
    LOG,
    I'm watching the wind and rain in Massachusetts today too. I make a little bonnet out of aluminum foil on days like today. Just tuck a couple of corners under the daisy wheel and you'll keep the rain out.[p]Paul

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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    LOG,
    cut a hole in the side of a coffee can and upend it on the daisy, or make a tinfoil tent
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • LOG
    LOG Posts: 85
    stike,
    Yeah, I've seen that done. And saved a coffee can to do it. May have to do that if it does not let up. Thanks
    LOG
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  • duckegg
    duckegg Posts: 267
    Duckegg,
    The butts are on, egg is running at 250, the rain is letting up and the liquor cabinet has been opened. All is good so far, we will see what happens when the umbrella blows away.[p]Thanks for the fowl weather tips, this will be my first winter with an egg. I have be Qing right through the winter with my Weber kettle for 20 years, it should be much easier with the new egg.
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