Alright, here goes my second time using the Outrider for some Low 'n' Slow ….
I was very pleased with the first attempt, but I wanted to tweak a few things.
Mainly, I wanted to reduce the amount of charcoal that was used, plus reduce the cooking temperature a bit.
A rush of blood came, and I decided try a different foil bowl …
Here is a SJ charcoal grate on a 18" charcoal grate.
I placed the SJ grate on a double layer of HD foil, and then folded it in to create a bowl.
This helped create a tighter-to-the-bowl set-up, and reduced the amount of briquets to be used.
I lit 8 briquets to start the fuse, then did a 30 minute pre-heat phase, then put on the meat.
This happened to be a 9 lb pork shoulder picnic roast. After trimming the skin, it probably came closer to 8 lbs.
For the first 3 hours it held steady at about 275°.
I'm not sure why, but the temperature dropped off at the 4 hour mark.
At that point, I decided to crack the other vent at about a half to get the temperature back up.
At the 5 hour mark I was reading this:
I closed off the one vent, and kept the original vent fully open.
After 6 hours, both intake vents were fully opened.
At 7 hours, I got this reading:
I let it go one more hour and got this IT reading:
I removed the roast and wrapped it in foil. Into a cooler with some towels to rest for one hour.
The fuse had barely rounded the corner.
After one hour in the cooler:
I have only used this cooker twice, and both times it was not for grilling or anything as such.
I have to say that it's a great cooker, and I am glad I have it on hand. It has performed beyond my expectations.