First butt

[JimC]

Ok. I'm counting on someone being up and on the forum this early. Quick question. Last night was my first butt. I Started at midnight. ALl te,ps in line, although it was raining very hard so I rigged our patio umbrella up over the smoker just to give it extra cover. Got up at 4:30 and temp was holding steady but when I got up again at 8 themp had soared to 300. Assuming I had some coals ashe off becuase I did not open the vents. Butt looks good and everyhitng is steady now. I am at 9.25 hrs. Will it hurt it to be so hot for an hour or so.

 

[Dave/G]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JimC:
Will it hurt it to be so hot for an hour or so. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
No. Won't mean a thing.

 

[Don Cash]

Did you have water in the pan? If so, it probably boiled off, eliminating the heat sink and you got a temp spike.

As Dave/G said, shouldn't hurt a thing...

Good luck!

 

[JimC]

Great. Thanks guys.

 

[Russ Turner]

Hey Jimbo,
I did my first waterless bb on Sunday and my temp got very close to yours around the same time....turned out great.

How did yours turn out?