Dave Lewis
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My first overnighter is approaching the end. I'm tired, but everything is looking good so far. I put a 7 lb butt on last night at 10pm, went to bed at 12:30am with the temp at a steady 250*. I woke up (unplanned) at 4:15am and went to check on the butt. Temp was 219*, added water, open up the vents a bit got the temps stabilized at 246* and went back to bed at 5am. Woke up at 7am and the temp was 280*! Oops. The next couple of hours I was behind the power curve, my temps yo-yo's between 220 and 270. Finally, around 10am found the touch and have been solid 250* to 260* ever since. The internal meat temp in the 168-172 range from 7 am to noon. Finally, its coming up. I just checked it at 180*. The butt looks marvelous. Approaching 15 hours, I'm tired but its looking good. I've got the time to let it reach that magic 195-205 range. I haven't had to add any charcoal yet (Minion method) I've only had to fill my water pan once. I'll let you know how it turns out.