And now for my next trick...

[vayank5150]

And we're off

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• vayank5150
• Feb 16, 2013

 

[vayank5150]

After about 45 minutes, my smoker is finally back up to temp

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• vayank5150
• Feb 16, 2013

 

[pgsmoker64]

Switching back to briquettes in hopes of better temp control.

Good move!  I didn't realize you were using lump last weekend.

 

[vayank5150]

I am thoroughly impressed so far. I have never had this smoker control so well. +\- 10 degree is the only swing I've been dealing with so far. I have made minor adjustments to the lid vent but I doubt they were actually necessary. Just me bring paranoid probably.

 

[vayank5150]

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• vayank5150
• Feb 16, 2013

 

[pgsmoker64]

Lookin good Mike!

You getting any snow in Chesterfield?

 

[vayank5150]

Nothing to write home about. We had some very wet and heavy snow this morning that couldn't even accumulate on the grass. Then light rain and now I see a flake every now again but that's about it. You?

 

[pgsmoker64]

Coming down pretty hard here but not accumulating.

 

[vayank5150]

IT already at 151, but since the charcoal is still holding, I am going to keep it on the smoker as long as I can

 

[pgsmoker64]

IT already at 151, but since the charcoal is still holding, I am going to keep it on the smoker as long as I can

Hang in there Mike!  It'll be worth it.  Are you foiling or not?

 

[vayank5150]

Next steps are in question. IT at 160 now. Charcoal holding, but I need to shoot for completion around 6ish. What do you recommend? Transfer to the 275 oven?

 

[pgsmoker64]

Now is about the time that you will see a stall that can last from an hour to 3 hours.

If time is of the essence I would say foil it and if you must, transfer to the oven.  Just keep monitoring your IT, that is what is most important.

One other really important step....Q-View!

Bill
 

 

[vayank5150]

It REALLY pained me to pull this off the smoker. Had I any idea my smoker would control as well as it did today, I would've gone old school.

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• vayank5150
• Feb 16, 2013

 

[smokeusum]

I moved to Hopewell when I was 10 - graduated from HHS in 1982.  LOL

Small world!

Bill

Funny!! I've incited two purchases over the past month due to all my fb pics and the food I take to work!!!

 

[pgsmoker64]

Funny!! I've incited two purchases over the past month due to all my fb pics and the food I take to work!!!

Sweet!  Wish I sold smokers.....my friends would rather come over and eat what I fix than fix it themselves!  Which is cool with me 'cause I love to cook.

Bill

 

[vayank5150]

Anticipation...

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• vayank5150
• Feb 16, 2013

 

[pgsmoker64]

Mike,

Is the oven showing your internal temp on the pork butt?

 

[smokeusum]

Mike,

Is the oven showing your internal temp on the pork butt?

I was wondering the same thing!

 

[pgsmoker64]

I was wondering the same thing!

I guess great smoking minds think alike Alicia!

 

[vayank5150]

Indeed !