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Half way there....or so

NoVA Bill
NoVA Bill Posts: 3,005
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Five hours into this AM's cook and I have ~150 degress on all three butts. Don't know how it happened but a piece of bark ended up on my fork (yum) - can't wait to pull'em.

Stay tuned film at 11.....

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Comments

  • Mainegg
    Mainegg Posts: 7,787
    looking good!!! that bark is sticky stuff sometimes :whistle:
  • civil eggineer
    civil eggineer Posts: 1,547
    They may sit around that 150 area for the next 8 hours...patience grasshopper.
  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    Starting to look good but you forgot one of the main rules.No looking till the temp gets to the 190 degree range.You are letting the heat escape and it will take longwer to finish up.
  • NoVA Bill
    NoVA Bill Posts: 3,005
    Yep I hear you, but I don't have one of the remote monitoring units, so my rule has been take a peak at 5 hour then no lookee no peekee for another 5 hours. My first ever butt finished in around 7 hours (didn't calibrate the dome thermometer :ohmy: )so I'm a little gun shy with the no lookee no peekee rule. Since calibrating the dome thermometer I've been averaging 10.5 to 12 hours on a 7+lbs butt. ;)
  • James MB
    James MB Posts: 359
    Nice looking cook.
    Nice looking table too. Now what's that round piece of wood in the top left of the picture - is that a ceramic cap mooring? If so that's a great idea - I always have a worry I'll put the cap down somewhere and then knock it off later.
  • NoVA Bill
    NoVA Bill Posts: 3,005
    Thank you,I'm not totally sure what the round piece is for other than it has the company logo on it that built the table and yes I use as a cap stop :ohmy: . That's probably the only question I haven't asked Greig at Taproot :laugh:
  • Hitch
    Hitch Posts: 402
    Way to break in that table....

    You are using the cap holder correctly. It is the only reason/use for it. Nice little addition huh?

    Stealin a little bark never hurt nobody. I did 2 big ones last Saturday night. I have a Maverick and the cook took 16 hours. Never touched the upper or lower vents after I got it stable, and never opened the top. Easiest cook I ever did.

    I bet you are lovin your table.