Hey Rick,
Just a followup on using lump for a long cook...I used the minion method with lump (Royal Oak), and I got 10hrs out of one fully loaded ring. It worked great! I probably could have gotten at least another hr. out of it, but the butt was done by then. I noticed the water in the pan seemed to evaporate a little quicker, but never had any major temp changes after some more water was added. The butt turned out great too.
You got your wife to watch your smoker while you went to play poker
? What a lady!!
Just a followup on using lump for a long cook...I used the minion method with lump (Royal Oak), and I got 10hrs out of one fully loaded ring. It worked great! I probably could have gotten at least another hr. out of it, but the butt was done by then. I noticed the water in the pan seemed to evaporate a little quicker, but never had any major temp changes after some more water was added. The butt turned out great too.
You got your wife to watch your smoker while you went to play poker