listening to system and butt rubbin... Prono of course

[deathamphetamine]

6 hours in , going good

:biggrin:

Injected with some brown sugar infused applejuice... MMMM good

 

[deathamphetamine]

8 hours

Meat between 140 and 145, cooker is fairly sealed, plenty o fuel and going to get some beers :biggrin:

 

[deathamphetamine]

How long should it be foiled once I hit about 195?

 

[Mr. Bo]

I usually spray and foil about 180 and then take them to about 200 before putting them in the cooler for an hour or so. But, experiment and take notes so you get it dialed in the way you like it.
BTW Looks great!

 

[landarc]

Nice job there, those mods are worth it already.

 

[deathamphetamine]

10 o clock

Not so good... Must have had some water in the coal pan so the coals on one side pretty much turned to mush Just added Half a chimney of lit lump to get her back up to temp. Meat dropped to 135- 140. Looks like it will be a long night. My own fault for not drying it out better. The fuel on the right of the picture was saturated.

 

[weazel]

bring that stuff over when its done, I want to try some.

 

[deathamphetamine]

12 bells

Temp at 215. Meat back to 145. Damp coals are now lit

 

[deathamphetamine]

well 1 am and its COLD out. Tough getting the cooker over 200... Just stoked the fire again, giving it 1 more hour to heat up. If it doesn't the meat is going to oven
the and I don't care.

 

[deathamphetamine]

opened top vent a crack and bottom wide open at 1. 1:45 and my temp is way up. don't want to open it. Judging by the ECB gauge ( won't call that thing a thermometer! ) I figure it is around 240 - 260 .... maybe I should check my thermo's! Meh, I'll wait till 2

 

[Phubar]

Looking good bro!
I want me some of that for breakfast now!

 

[deathamphetamine]

But going Slow. If you finish cooking it's yours...I'm pretty tired. It's 4 am , 14 hours in and the two small ones are at 160 ish. I hope they start heatn' up. Good news is I still have coals!!

 

[Phubar]

Dang that was funny,I would if I could.
I was thinking if it ain't bedtime for you.
Over here it's 12.00pm.
Hang in there bro'!

 

[deathamphetamine]

4:52 a.m. finally

foiled!! it's been an interesting day .:icon_sleepy Lots of things learned for sure, I will post some more mods that would have helped. Biggest lesson which I should have known.. keep that coal pan dry and cooker out of the rain.

Here they are and some meat off the bone I took out of one shoulder. Temps were 160 - 165. I hope they will be fine in the cooler I don't think I'll make it to the pull tonight.:icon_sleepy.

 

[Phubar]

Looks good Death!

 

[deathamphetamine]

Thx Phubar.. I dont think I got it quite to temp for pulled but it will be good sliced

Now for the briskets... I will take what I learned and try my first overnight cook while I SLEEP!

 

[cowgirl]

Wow that looks tasty! I didn't realize the weather was so cold up there already....dang! You did a great job. :-D

 

[landarc]

Looks good all things considered. A little more time would have helped, but, I bet they tasted good.

 

[BobBrisket]

Booze, music, and Q........they go so well together! Nice looking grub. I'd hit that!:eusa_clap

 

[JiveTurkey]

No "Pork Butt" setting on the nuker?