All Night Pork Butt
It was my first all nighter. I lit a full load of lump (well
above the fire ring) about 10 PM and set my NuTemp to let me
know if it fell below 220°.
It woke me about 3 AM and I opened up the vents just a hair
(I had them both at minimum hairline setting) and went back to
bed. Around 5 AM the wind woke me up and I checked the temp.
It was 289° so I got up and closed em down again. Then the
wind really started to blow as a "norther" blasted
in and we had gusts up to 50 mph and the outside temp dropped
30° (to 30°F). It's getting cold down in Texas!
The egg held a steady 229° till about 11 AM when the
temp began to drop. I pulled the butt as the coal were just about
used up. Had the fire held up I would have gone longer. As it
was I got about 13 hours out of one fuel load under less that
favorable conditions.
This was what greeted me as I got up around 9:30 am the next
morning. Internal temp was about 190°. I let it ride for another
hour or so.
I pulled it off as the dome temperature began to drop and
the coal were about gone. Internal temperature was still 190°.
I was hoping for 200° but as the fuel was used up and I was
hungry I stuck a fork in and wiggled. It felt pullable to me so
it was pulled and served.
It quickly fell apart under a ravenous assault of
my fork and my fingers.
03/02/02
