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gtr · 02-16-2013, 11:59 AM

I wouldn't scrap the cook just yet. Putting 5# of cold meat in there is gonna have a huge effect on the temp of a cooker of that size, and it'll take a while for the cooker to get to temp. Do you have any kind of heat deflector in there? If so, I'd ditch it for now. If not, maybe fire up a little lump in the chimney and throw it on in there. But I hear ya, I wouldn't want the cooker temp staying at 200 for very long either for the obvious health reasons, along with the fact that it'll never get done.

Also - I've learned to never fully trust therms. Put your hand over the exhaust and see how warm/hot that is.

02-16-2013, 11:59 AM	#2
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't scrap the cook just yet. Putting 5# of cold meat in there is gonna have a huge effect on the temp of a cooker of that size, and it'll take a while for the cooker to get to temp. Do you have any kind of heat deflector in there? If so, I'd ditch it for now. If not, maybe fire up a little lump in the chimney and throw it on in there. But I hear ya, I wouldn't want the cooker temp staying at 200 for very long either for the obvious health reasons, along with the fact that it'll never get done. Also - I've learned to never fully trust therms. Put your hand over the exhaust and see how warm/hot that is. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?