I have a question/observation.
I cooked a 17 lb pork shoulder a few weeks back at roughly 250. It took about the same amount of time as a 10 lb butt. To my surprise, at the end if the cook, I'd used almost all the charcoal in the Egg. I also noticed during the cook that my vents were opened more than usual to maintain 250.
A couple of days ago I cooked 1 rack of baby backs. I had a sliver of vent open on both top and bottom to maintain 250 and normal charcoal use.
My question: Does it really take an appreciable amount more charcoal to deliver the same amount of energy needed to keep the pit at 250 on a 17 lb peice of meat vs something like 1 rack of ribs???
I cooked a 17 lb pork shoulder a few weeks back at roughly 250. It took about the same amount of time as a 10 lb butt. To my surprise, at the end if the cook, I'd used almost all the charcoal in the Egg. I also noticed during the cook that my vents were opened more than usual to maintain 250.
A couple of days ago I cooked 1 rack of baby backs. I had a sliver of vent open on both top and bottom to maintain 250 and normal charcoal use.
My question: Does it really take an appreciable amount more charcoal to deliver the same amount of energy needed to keep the pit at 250 on a 17 lb peice of meat vs something like 1 rack of ribs???
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