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  1. mike miclette

    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    Well.... The neighborhood BBQ was last weekend and I made two pork butts.Rubbed with salt, ground black pepper, brown sugar, white sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, ground ginger. Wrapped in plastic for a 24 hr rest in the fridge.Started the BGE around 8 pm, stabilized...
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    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    I'm using a Big Green Egg with a ceramic plate setter heat deflector so no direct heat from the coals. I think I'm going fat on and fat up this weekend
  3. mike miclette

    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    I see that there are varying opinons about fat cap up/down/removed.I would think that leaving the fat cap on and up would help keep the meat moist and not dry out on top. Opinions?
  4. mike miclette

    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    Thanks. i appreciate everyone's advice.I did use a heat deflector. In the BGE, they call it the plate setter. A ceramic insert with three openings around the perimiter
  5. mike miclette

    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    Thanks Eric, I appreciate the advice.
  6. mike miclette

    Greetings from North Texas

    Hello everyone. My name is Mike and i live in Grapevine TX (10 minutes from the DFW airport if that helps). Moved here about a year ago after living in southern california for 13 years. Originally from Baton Rouge, but moved all over the country in chase of a paycheckAt any rate, I've cooked...
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    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    I did not wrap and I did not let it rest. I did leave the fat on the top, although it was not a very thick layer. I appreciate everyone's advice. I think next time I will cook at a lower temp for longer, get it to 200 degrees, pull it off the pit, wrap in foil and let it sit for an hour or...
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    My pork butt was terrible...need expert advice

    Hello -  So I did a butt on my XLG Big Green Egg this weekend and it was an abject failure. I had a hard time getting the temp down on my BGE and the first 4 hrs was at about 270 deg F.  I finally got it down in the 245 - 250 range and held it there for the rest of the time.  Cooked the Butt...
  9. mike miclette

    Cant get my BGE to control below 270 Degrees

    Finally... after 4 hours of tweaking got it to control in the 245 range.  Awaiting the stall of my butt
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    Cant get my BGE to control below 270 Degrees

    Hello -  My name is Mike and Im new here.  I'm also new to the whole BGE thing.  Having a hard time getting the BGE to control below 270 degrees.  have both top and bottom almost all the way closed and the temp just won't drop.  Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance.
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