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Old 02-04-2012, 09:31 AM   #31
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Heres some feedback...

[Feb 3 10:55am]Meat should start at 38 degrees.
I would recommend letting meat at least set out while the pits warming up.
[Feb 3 10:55am]Pit temperature should be 225 degrees.
Your beginning temp should always be around 300 to make up for all the cold mas your going to be adding. Could explain your long cook times.
[Feb 3 10:55am]Begin cooking meat.
[Feb 3 7:55pm]Foil meat.
IF your going to foil, its usually done by color or temp, not time.
[Feb 4 4:55am]Remove from foil.
18 hrs???
[Feb 4 4:55am]Meat should be 180 degrees.
9 hrs in foil and it should be more like soup?
[Feb 4 4:55am]Remove meat from heat.
[Feb 4 4:55am]Set meat aside to rest.
[Feb 4 9:55am]Meat is done resting.
Your going to rest for 5 hrs? If your going to advise this, you need to put data up for safe food handling practices.
[Feb 4 9:55am]Meat should be 165 degrees.
[Feb 4 9:55am]Serve.

Any other questions feel free to shoot me a PM.
This is great stuff. I'm taking it in like a sponge and I'll be making changes along the way...

Just want to create something good and useful...

Keep the data, comments, criticisms and suggestions coming guys!!! I obviously couldn't think of all this myself. That's for sure. ;)
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Old 02-04-2012, 09:38 AM   #32
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As other members have mentioned... there's too many variables to consider.... not as simple as a defined algebraic expression.

X value - meat
y value - temp
z value - time


Type of smoker? Size of meat load?
Outdoor temp, humidity, wind?
Rub, injection, pre-cook rest?
Cut of meat, feed, cut, fat content percentage?
Grade of meat, (choice, select, prime, CAB, wagyu)
Quality of slaughter, fat trim, size/weight and age before slaughter,
Fresh/frozen/aged?

And add to that equation... WHO is cooking?

Sounds easier starting with Spam... in a can for a uniform basis.
The Spam throwdowns will remove all logic, too.

The only expressions I'm familiar with are; Low and Slow or Hot and Fast.
Everything else is subject to change at any given moment.
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Old 02-04-2012, 10:12 AM   #33
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Cooking is a total pain in the ass, it's unpredictable - kinda like women - which is probably why it's so much fun for us.

And of course, just like there's no magic equation for women, there's no equation for cooking meat...

There will ALWAYS be a piece of meat somewhere that falls outside the "normal expected" cook time - but I don't think it's going to be one of those things where "every" piece of meat is absolutely unpredictable.

And this is also where a longer than 60 minute rest buys time for variance.

Heck - just a couple weeks ago I had 2 similar butts in the smoker side by side.

I had some strange temperature warbles happening about 5 hours into the cook but then something strange happened. I got the first butt close to the desired finish temp but even 2-3 hours after I was unable to get the second butt to break out from a stall in the 155 range - even with the pit at a sustained 235. So yea... I know.. Here's the chart.... (btw - temp on butt 2 is 229 because I had removed the meat from the pit but left the probe in the cooker)...

Butt #1's temp was regulated with the probe from the Stoker and verified with a Thermapen. It was a MIND SCREW...

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Old 02-04-2012, 05:03 PM   #34
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I've added quite a bit more description to the instructions - and more will be added pre and post calculation during this coming week.

Give it a look.

Also, be sure to change "The Backyard BBQ Guy (Tell me what to do!) to the "Advanced BBQ Guy (I want to customize it!) - there you'll see where you can adjust and fine tune the variables of the cook.

So go to The Meat Smoking Calculator and give it a whirl...

Then please give me your feedback.

Enjoy the game tomorrow... I'm dead tired and now it's just about time to start the cooks!! ;)
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:01 PM   #35
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Is this using only one temperature ?
Vinny, after a few beers today something hit me.

You asked, "Is this using only one temperature?"

I replied with a big complex answer yesterday - but having little buzz right now, I have an easier one...

With the advanced settings, all you have to do is adjust the minutes per pound to something you think would fit based on a different cook temp. (And yes, when I get more data, I'll do what I can to automate it).

But for now, you can tweak the advanced settings and get what you want.... You'll just have to pretend the 225 is something lower or higher... :)
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:16 PM   #36
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All that information give me a headache.
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:13 PM   #37
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There are way too many factors to consider...

Cooker type
Wood (fuel) type
Wind
Rain
Outside Temp
Elevation (less oxygen)
Degree of drunkenness
Etc...
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:16 PM   #38
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There are way too many factors to consider...

Cooker type
Wood (fuel) type
Wind
Rain
Outside Temp
Elevation (less oxygen)
Degree of drunkenness
Etc...
Chezz you are bogus... hahaah I'm in it a little deep already - the night is young. Go cook something....
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:12 AM   #39
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What did you use to track this cook? WOW
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:27 AM   #40
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I have a Stoker and this is from Stokerlog.

I've got cooks going in 4 cookers right now. Tracking two of them.

Wives our out for the night so we can play.

It's going to be a long night but it looks like temps are stable so I might try to sleep for a few hours. Have some friends over and we are putting back the beers though... Just had some espresso's... ;) 4 shoulders go on in 5 - one in each cooker.

4 briskets have reached their stalling temp at 150ish...

Ribs on at 11.
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:04 PM   #41
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Guys!

You were right...You were right, you were right... I was LONG on the brisket.

I had the wrong times - but I've corrected them for this cut - both under 12.5 and over... It's a general rule of thumb guide - I know it will not be dead on but it'll be close in most conditions.

Go back and give the brisket calculator another shot and let me know what you think? If you need the link it's http://MeatSmokingCalculator.com

I'm sure you'll find the cook times for at least that cut of meat more in line now. ;)

PS. Please PM me on how you derive your meat weight. I use post-trim weight, un-seared.

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Old 02-05-2012, 02:38 PM   #42
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Wow! Quite the farken set-up!

WHAT IS THAT GREEN CHIT IN THE BACKGROUND???
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:39 PM   #43
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^^^I was thinking the same thing!
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Old 02-05-2012, 03:22 PM   #44
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Wow! Quite the farken set-up!

WHAT IS THAT GREEN CHIT IN THE BACKGROUND???
You can't smoke it - but it is green...
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Old 02-05-2012, 03:55 PM   #45
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One of the reason I like to BBQ it don't take a lot of fancy equiptment or set rules .Fire, meat time = bbq
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