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OK, I've done three overnight shoulders on my WSM since getting it for Christmas. Each has come out great. The problem is that I never even get close to a final temp of 190. The highest I've gotten is 170 and I have to finish the shoulder in the oven. The reason: due to the single digit/teen temps here in New England, I have to run the WSM with the vents wide open with the Minion method to maintain temps of 225-250.
Each morning I wake up and the temp is around 200 or less. Poking the coals gets it up to 210 for a few minutes but that's it. /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif She's spent. /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Here are my thoughts: tomorrow eve I'm going to forego the water and use a dry pan with the Minion method. This will cause me to pretty much close the vents to get the low 225 - 250 temps, thus prolonging the fuel and the cook.
What do you think? I hate to finish the shoulder in the oven and want to have it be done fully on the WSM. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I guess I'm trying to be a purist!
Any thoughts on this? /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif
Each morning I wake up and the temp is around 200 or less. Poking the coals gets it up to 210 for a few minutes but that's it. /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif She's spent. /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Here are my thoughts: tomorrow eve I'm going to forego the water and use a dry pan with the Minion method. This will cause me to pretty much close the vents to get the low 225 - 250 temps, thus prolonging the fuel and the cook.
What do you think? I hate to finish the shoulder in the oven and want to have it be done fully on the WSM. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I guess I'm trying to be a purist!
Any thoughts on this? /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif