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Had the same thing happen to my masterbuilt xl40 last weekend along with very "lazy" yellow/orange flame, saw edgars post and went out and took my burner apart and sure enough, spiders and webs up near the bend in the tube. Cleaned it out and reassembled, works good as new.
Got them all pulled, got just about 50% of pre cooked weight out of them, 12 lbs of finished product. Hit them with just a touch of finishing sauce and in the fridge until the party.
I would have taken some more pics but i was watching my two year old at the same time and its even harder...
This unit is actually the propane burner. I have been tempted to venture into charcoal/wood burners, but to be honest this just makes it so easy and the food turns out great.
Just pulled them of at about 202 degrees, no stall at all, just about 10 hours. I decided to leave them unwrapped and i got a great bark on them, had to sneak a piece before they hit the cooler.
Here are two of them.
Will pull them I'm an hour or so. Also trying chef jjs finishing sauce...
Just over 6 hours in and have hit 165. No stall yet, now the question is should i just leave unwrapped and see if it will just power through or wrap and be done with it? Guess i will just wait and see. I am going hotter on this at between 260 and 270.
Thanks, i don't get to do it enough either. 50+ hrs a week at work then spending time with my little girl doesn't leave much time. But when i get the chance I'm all over it.
Figured i would start a thread as i have some butts on the xl40. My brother in law is moving to Vegas next week and requested pulled pork for his going away party tomorrow and who am i to say no. I have 4 butts on that i rubbed last night. Set my alarm for 4am and slept right through it so...
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