mph33
Full Fledged Farker
Literally this 7 1/2 lb butt has been on the cooker since 11:30 a.m. I just now wrapped it and threw it in the oven at 1:45 am. that's a little over 14 hours later. The internal temperature is right at 177. I was looking for maximum bark. Going to do the aluminum boat to maintain the bark and speed up the cooking process.
I have done extensive testing on my old country Brazos including the biscuit test to know exactly how this cooker runs. Seems like anything I cook on here takes such a long time. Even if I run between 250 to 275°. I'm either falling asleep or I have something to do that messes up the cook. This time around I made absolutely certain I had nothing to do, stay awake... made sure I had good wood and it looks like this cook is going to run about 17 to 18 hours for a butt. When I use my WSM I have no issues at all. I can't imagine all offset smokers are difficult to deal with such as this one.
The smoker does not leak outside of the doors, I've got upgraded temperature gauges and I use a lone star charcoal basket. Maybe offset cookers aren't for me. I just can't believe how long it takes to cook barbecue with these cookers. You're probably thinking that I'm cooking too low of a temperature. I have good electronic temperature monitors and I've done a lot of testing on this particular grill. I've tried using tuning plates but it's really not that effective unless you're cooking a lot of food.
https://i.imgur.com/QLxUh51.jpg[/G]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/5xx9E3z.jpg
I have done extensive testing on my old country Brazos including the biscuit test to know exactly how this cooker runs. Seems like anything I cook on here takes such a long time. Even if I run between 250 to 275°. I'm either falling asleep or I have something to do that messes up the cook. This time around I made absolutely certain I had nothing to do, stay awake... made sure I had good wood and it looks like this cook is going to run about 17 to 18 hours for a butt. When I use my WSM I have no issues at all. I can't imagine all offset smokers are difficult to deal with such as this one.
The smoker does not leak outside of the doors, I've got upgraded temperature gauges and I use a lone star charcoal basket. Maybe offset cookers aren't for me. I just can't believe how long it takes to cook barbecue with these cookers. You're probably thinking that I'm cooking too low of a temperature. I have good electronic temperature monitors and I've done a lot of testing on this particular grill. I've tried using tuning plates but it's really not that effective unless you're cooking a lot of food.
https://i.imgur.com/QLxUh51.jpg[/G]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/5xx9E3z.jpg
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