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Mini Low n’ Slow?
Lumpy_Coal
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Anyone ever done a low n’ slow cook on a mini egg? I’m waiting for the plate setter I’ve ordered to come in and also have to replace my gaskets but then I want to try. Curious if other people have done it? What kind of success or failures have you had? Do you need to do anything different then the big guys? How long would a load of lump last at say 250° in a mini? I guess you’d really notice the difference with a higher quality more dense lump in the mini?
Anyway, there’s a lot of questions there, just thought I’d see if there was anyone who’s tried it and wanted to chew the fat over it?
Anyway, there’s a lot of questions there, just thought I’d see if there was anyone who’s tried it and wanted to chew the fat over it?
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You say a Mini which is actually the common name for the original Mini, so do you really mean the new Maxi Mini, which is really the old Small just with the bottom cut off and the price bumped a bunch? Big difference OK?
Personally if I would try a butt on my Small, I wouldn’t go lo & slo but instead go Turbo Butt!Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time! -
Nope, not a MiniMax, I really do mean a Mini....the 10”er.RRP said:You say a Mini which is actually the common name for the original Mini, so do you really mean the new Maxi Mini, which is really the old Small just with the bottom cut off and the price bumped a bunch? Big difference OK? -
Hmmm....then go for it and be the mavrick Mini Egger on the forum with your report back to all of us!Lumpy_Coal said:Nope, not a MiniMax, I really do mean a Mini....the 10”er.
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“Hmmm....then go for it and be the mavrick Mini Egger on the forum with your report back to all of us!”
Surely, there must be at least a few other people who’ve tried it? But, yes as soon as my plate setter comes in, I will be trying it. Just have to find a small enough piece of meat. Lol -
You are correct and I forgot there were a number of posts and even videos created about using the Mini to the hilt! Me bad.Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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I’ve not done a butt on the mini but I have run beef shorties many times. You got to catch the temp really early to get it locked in at 250-275. Shorties run around 6hrs or so and had some lump left.You will see a huge temp drop when loading it up with meat but don’t sweat it cause it will come back slowly as the meat warms up. It doesn’t take much meat to mess with the dome thermo on the mini.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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I don’t think you can get the mini woo setup anymore.
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have used folded up tin foil as a jplatesetter in mine for pastrami. this thread has lots of mini cooks in it
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One of my absolute favorite low and slow cooks is on the mini. I do a Jamaican style low and slow chicken using halves and/or quarters. I let it run between 180-200 until it just falls apart. One of my favorite ways of doing chicken.
Love it or hate it the mini is an azz kicker.
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SGH, that chicken looks amazing!😛
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Thank you brotherLumpy_Coal said:SGH, that chicken looks amazing!😛Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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I’ve only done chicken low and slow on the mini like @SGH. Of all my eggs, the mini is the most fun to play with.
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If you adjust how far them temperature have goes in. You can fit 2 slabs of ribs on the Mini Max. With good quality lump I would 7 hours.
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Just saw a thread the other day about someone doing a 5lb pork butt on a Mini. Not sure tho if it was here or another forum.“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk
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I think part of the trick will be learning to slow down the fire so much sooner to not get it too hot.cookingdude555 said:I’ve only done chicken low and slow on the mini like @SGH. Of all my eggs, the mini is the most fun to play with. -
Doing the butt, the boogie in the butt!HeavyG said:Just saw a thread the other day about someone doing a 5lb pork butt on a Mini. Not sure tho if it was here or another forum.
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