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Post by quadcam on Jul 4, 2010 22:17:09 GMT -5
I agree with snow that lump tastes better than charcoal! BUT........I just smoked a pair of 6+ pound boston butts today (July 4th) and I gave in and went with regular old Kingsford. You guys were right; regular Kingsford works the best. I tried lump and Kingsford Comp......and the regualr Kingsford had fantactic temperature control. I cooked for just under 12 hours. I filled the main Smokenator chamber with 84 coals (14 lit) and a about 6 ounces of Hickory chunk. I used an external water pan (actually a weber drip pan) and placed it on top of the smokenator. I also placed a large drip pan under the butts. I'm in florida and it was ungodly humid today...upwards of 90%. I had to get a dome temp of about 300 degrees to achieve a grate temp of 225. I ended up refilling the chamber about 1.5 times during the rest of the cook. The butts came out amazing!!!!! Here's a picture of the butts at almost 9 hours into the cook...and you can see the grate temp is right around 225.....a little less as it starts to drop quickly quickly with the lid off:  |
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Post by ht01us on Jul 21, 2010 14:06:20 GMT -5
I'm going to try my next cook (this weekend) measuring the temp at the grill and the vent just to compare. I was wondering how to snake that smoker probe cable to my Maverick and I had an inspiration. I'm going to get out my Moto tool and cut a little notch in the rib on the back side for the cable to fit in.
I figure this will be better than laying the top on the cable: it should save the cable and cut down on vent leakage (if my slot is small enough).
If this is a terrific or terrifically bad idea, let me know!
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Post by jerkylips on Jul 21, 2010 16:17:05 GMT -5
I'm going to try my next cook (this weekend) measuring the temp at the grill and the vent just to compare. I was wondering how to snake that smoker probe cable to my Maverick and I had an inspiration. I'm going to get out my Moto tool and cut a little notch in the rib on the back side for the cable to fit in. I figure this will be better than laying the top on the cable: it should save the cable and cut down on vent leakage (if my slot is small enough). If this is a terrific or terrifically bad idea, let me know! I don't know that it's a bad idea. My only concern would be cutting through the enamel & exposing the bare metal - you may be more prone to rust in that spot? |
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Post by ht01us on Jul 21, 2010 18:23:33 GMT -5
I don't know that it's a bad idea. My only concern would be cutting through the enamel & exposing the bare metal - you may be more prone to rust in that spot? True; I'll have to keep an eye on it and maybe touch it up with some high temp paint |
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Post by ht01us on Jul 24, 2010 23:56:36 GMT -5
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Post by paulito on Aug 3, 2010 11:48:14 GMT -5
As opposed to purchasing a probe thermometer such as the Maverick, is it practical to simply use an oven thermometer sitting on the food support grill, just as quadcam is using is his pic above?
I understand the luxury of the remote feature, but since you will need to check the water level every hour anyhow, couldn't you simply check the oven thermometer temps at the same interval when you have the dome open to check the water level?
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and I haven't tested it out yet.