I did my first long cook on my new G2 Chubby today and the results were disappointing. BUT, in defense of the Chubby, I did change three things instead of just one.
I was cooking a Pork Butt, BTW. Sorry, I forgot to take a pic of the final result.
1. I switched to Meathead's recipe. Previously I was using a recipe w/an overnight citrus-based marinade. Meathead seems to poo-poo marinades, so I tried his recipe.
2. I previously wrapped at 160. This time, I decided to go the distance and not wrap.
3. And, of course, I went from the PBC to the G2.
I also wasn't perfect with my temps. Still getting used to this thing:
1. Stayed in the 225-230 range for 4.5 hrs
2. Purposefully cranked it up to 250 to end the stall
3. Didn't notice at 6 hours when I started running out of fuel
4. Did almost a full re-fuel at 8 hours.
Here are my temps. Green is the cooker. Purple is the food.
AND I pulled it at 198, thinking it would rise slowly to 203. It never did.
AND I noticed via my instant thermo one section was only at 180. What's up with that?
If I had to guess, I'm going with not wrapping and a longer cook.
I was cooking a Pork Butt, BTW. Sorry, I forgot to take a pic of the final result.
1. I switched to Meathead's recipe. Previously I was using a recipe w/an overnight citrus-based marinade. Meathead seems to poo-poo marinades, so I tried his recipe.
2. I previously wrapped at 160. This time, I decided to go the distance and not wrap.
3. And, of course, I went from the PBC to the G2.
I also wasn't perfect with my temps. Still getting used to this thing:
1. Stayed in the 225-230 range for 4.5 hrs
2. Purposefully cranked it up to 250 to end the stall
3. Didn't notice at 6 hours when I started running out of fuel
4. Did almost a full re-fuel at 8 hours.
Here are my temps. Green is the cooker. Purple is the food.
AND I pulled it at 198, thinking it would rise slowly to 203. It never did.
AND I noticed via my instant thermo one section was only at 180. What's up with that?
If I had to guess, I'm going with not wrapping and a longer cook.
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