Got an early start on my first butt!

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shotgunjimmy

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Feb 5, 2015
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Hi guys and gals! Just put my first butt in the Weber jumbo joe this morning! Lit the coals before I started my coffee!

Got it rubbed with vegetable oil, kosher salt, and Meatheads Memphis Dust rub!

Did a test run the other day with this same setup and it stayed between 225-275 for 10 hours, and I still had some charcoal left!

More pics to come!

Jimmy
 
Should be tasty!

Keep in mind that if you test burn an empty smoker you will get longer burn times that a loaded smoker. May not vary more than a hour though depending on how much cold thermal mass you place in the smoker.
 
Should be tasty!

Keep in mind that if you test burn an empty smoker you will get longer burn times that a loaded smoker. May not vary more than a hour though depending on how much cold thermal mass you place in the smoker.

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be exactly the same as a dry run. Grill took longer to get to temp cause it was 37* this morning, too. My plan is to keep rotating the grate to the indirect side as the snake of charcoal burns, and I can add more to the unlit end if I need too. It's only half of a 7# butt, though.

No matter how it turns out, it's a fun process !
 
It should be good. Keep the pics coming and the lid closed 
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Happy smoken.

David
 
No need to rotate the grill grate, I usually rotate the lid to keep the exhaust vent opposite the fire, more or less. No need to open the lid until it's done.
 
No need to rotate the grill grate, I usually rotate the lid to keep the exhaust vent opposite the fire, more or less. No need to open the lid until it's done.

If I don't rotate the grate, the lit coals would end up being directly under the meat since I'm using a kettle grill instead of a 'real' smoker.
 
Just pulled it from the grill, wrapped in foil, and will sleep in a cooler until time to pull it. Just took a taste and while I think it's good, my wife loved it and that's what really counts! More pics later!
 
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