I use a regular old dial guage. It probably is different at the grate. But I'm used to cooking with the temp at that level now, regardless of what I'm doing. (e.g. roasting a chicken). So to change now would almost be a new learning curve. Wait, that would just be an excuse to cook more, so, I might just have to use that as an excuse.
I don't worry about temp spikes. I smoke on a ceramic smoker and once you get it dialed in, it pretty much will keep that temp until it runs out of fuel. I once did a brisket and wanted to burn all the fuel so I could give it a good cleaning. I just let the thring go. It ran 26 hours at 240 without me touching the fire or making any adjustments. Obviously the brisket came out much earlier. I have a Kamado, which is basically a Green Egg with a fancy tile job. http://www.komodokamado.com/ (mine is pictured on there somewhere, but I'm too lazy to go through all the pics) On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, John Leto <jo...@colonialsavings.com>wrote: > That sounds excellent. One question, you mention the temp of your > smoker. Do you use a regular dial temp gauge or did you upgrade to a > digital one that you can set at the cooking grate? > I ask this because if you use a digital thermo set at the cooking grate > versus a dial gauge towards the top of the smoker you can notice anywher > from a 10-50 degree temp difference. The digital thermo is a lot more > accurate and also measures the heat where the food actually cooks at, the > grate, not the top of the lid.**** > > ** ** > > As a side note another nice thing about the digital thermo is most come > with a remote control so that if you stray too far from your smoker for a > bit you don't have to worry about temp spikes. I spent about 20.00 for > mine. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:32 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Carolina "BBQ Sauce" (was Re: Proxy server and ISA)**** > > ** ** > > I don't do competitions (don't want to commit the required time), but > being a good NC boy, I'll take that challenge. **** > > **** > > Of course, being a good NC boy, taking the challenge = another excuse to > eat some Q **** > > **** > > Dry rub, sometimes inject with Apple cider, smoke 240 degrees until it's > done. Put it in a cooler wrapped in a towel for half our or so, then pull > it. Because I like it, I then mix in a middle NC vinegar/pepper sauce, but > it is quite good without it. The reason for 240 vs the advertised best > temp of 225 is simply because my smoker seems to have a natural tendency to > settle at a steady 240.**** > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Charlie Kaiser <charl...@golden-eagle.org> > wrote:**** > > Trade you pulled pork cooking methods, rubs, and sauce recipes... :-) > > I'll put my pulled pork up against anyone anywhere anytime... > > *********************** > Charlie Kaiser > charl...@golden-eagle.org > Kingman, AZ > *************************** > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:17 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues**** > > > Subject: Re: Carolina "BBQ Sauce" (was Re: Proxy server and ISA) > >**** > > > As for BBQ "sauce"... > > > > I don't use it. Well, except on pulled pork. But I'm still building > > the sauce from the drippings I managed to catch. > > > > And if you're done cooking in less than 6 hours, you're just grillin... > > > > Just sayin...**** > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
