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Hi Everyone,
I have been lurking here for about 2 years, and finally joined yesterday.
I live in the Chicago area and have been smoking for about a year.
I was gifted an ECB and shortly afterwards, purchased a Dyna-Glo cabinet smoker which I use most of the time now.
I look forward to the...
I have never seen a butt tighten. It will carryover around 10 degrees while resting. For a butt, it would go the opposite way. It would get mushy instead of tight.
Also my first time posting, but I believe since you are smoking at a higher temp, the finish temp will also need to be higher to break down the connective tissue and render out the fat. If I smoke a butt at 225, I pull it at 198. If I am between 250-275 it finishes between 210-215.