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    First Pulled Pork

    Dry brined overnight with Pit Barrel beef and game rub and some Kosher salt. Paid more attention to the initial start and had the temp at 400 before adding the pork. 1 chunk of hickory. About an hour in it has settled at 270 (yay!) worried it was going to keep dropping again. It’s about 8 lbs so I’ll make a decision on wrapping later depending on time. So far so good!

    And the temp kept dropping, went to 249 and had to run to the store came back and it’s at 221. Ugh. Opened the Bottom (Altitude) hole a little more. Cracked the lid for now but can’t seem to get it to hold temperature. Not sure at this point. .

    at 1.5 hours neat is up to 137 so that seems to be going okay.

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    Last edited by ByTor; October 11, 2020, 10:07 AM.

    #2
    Mine tends to bounce around too. I've learned it doesn't really matter too much. Cook it to the proper temperature and it'll be fine.

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      #3
      Your barrel looks nice and clean. I would think it would be running hot. Foil under ash pan not blocking inlet hole? I don't see your pit thermometer in picture. Its not too close to the cold meat? I would of cracked (I put a small stick under lid) at 249. It will spool up fast so watch out it doesn't go crazy.

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      • BFlynn
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        Maybe the barrel is TOO clean.

      #4
      Went ahead and took it off the hooks and put it on the grate, pulled a rebar and it seems to be Slowly dropping still fro: 265 > 259 last 15 minutes. 3 1/4 hours in meat temp just hit 152 so it seems to be cooking normal, even fast I guess. Think I’ll let it go for another 45 minutes and wrap.

      Could it be the Kingsford Original charcoal not holding the temp?

      I am hanging the probe through the grate so I think it’s pretty accurate.
      Last edited by ByTor; October 11, 2020, 11:02 AM.

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      • HawkerXP
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        Agree with removing hooks. A hunk that big would break lose eventually. I also like to cut big ones in half, more bark. Try moving the probe to another spot. Yes, temps vary in the barrel. Its best to not worry so much. Go rake some leaves.

      • HawkerXP
        HawkerXP commented
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        Find it hard to believe it continues to drop with a rebar out. How old is the charcoal? Was it damp?

      #5
      With the rebar out it did okay and finished up and it was great. Cooked some stuffed shrooms but didn’t care for the smoke flavor on them to be honest. They were okay.

      It’s Kingsford Original and bag wrapped in original plastic it came in since it was a 2 pack. Kept in my shed only a couple months old. Seems like it has to be the charcoal though. I’ll get something different and find out. Suggestions? Click image for larger version

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        #6
        Looks great. Not sure what's going on. I use Kingsford most of the time and never had this kind of problem. Rebar out and it'll climb into the mid 300's. I also like B&B briquettes but can't seem to find them right now at my Ace stores.

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          #7
          I agree. This is very strange. When my PBC was new, I had a heck of a time getting it to stay below 375!

          The only two things I can really think of is that your temp probe went nuts on you or the aluminum foil you used just happened to restrict the air flow in some way.

          What lighting method did you use?

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            #8
            Mine does that if I don’t pay very close attention to how I start the charcoal. For me the Chimney needs to totally ash over and after dumping it in the basket I have to wait the full 15 mins before putting the lid on and the full 10 before adding the rebar back in. Then my temps will equalize one adding a big hunk of meat.

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              #9
              Pork looks like it came out ok.
              Personally, I like to cut my pork butts into 3ish lb sections - more bark and a little faster cooking time.


              No idea about the temp drop. Maybe the intake was blocked some to restrict airflow.

              ​​​​​Ive had my temp probe shift and lean up against the meat, so it reads lower.

              Also, if I was just doing that 1 hunk of meat, I'd use the grate.

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