Nice bark on that butt!! And I'm jealous of the long, easy cook. My current smoker doesn't minion well at all, so I'm really looking forward to doing this on the mini.
Just did a 9 lb butt that took 8 hours on the mini. I used the IQ on this cook. No Teracota just the steamer pan. I loaded up the charcoal basket heaping and i went 275 for the 8 hours and probably could have squeezed another hour out it if necessary.
Excellent, that's the pot I ordered, thanks.
When burning from the edge out, do you put the hot coals on the side opposite the IQ?
I really like this idea! Oh, and love the hillbilly grate handles too....lol.
One more pic is a second diffuser i add if i'm cooking with 2 grates because it evens the temps out between the two. It's the original pot lid and i drilled holes into it using the steamer as template. I rarely use it but it works well if needed.
No tera pot for me... i want all the flavor dripping down to the coals, plus my food cooks faster with the direct heat diffused with the steamer.
I puffed the middle area up ...it gives head room for charcoal and air flow.
