re: oven
Can't do it, for I am also one of The Charcoal People.
Thermo says 240 now. A peek at the butt through the top vent reveals it's getting some juices up there now. Not 100% of the rub as cooked yet however. I did coat first with mustard to help it stick but maybe didn't use enough and as a result don't know that I got it evenly coated with rub sufficiently.
I didn't light those new coals, just cleared away some ash and dumped them on top and they lit OK. I plan to ignore it. In fact, I have. Just came back from completing Executive Decision #2.
That's right --- I went from running to check it every 30 minutes to leaving the house (with no one home) while a controlled fire simmers behind my house. From panicky to stupidity all in the same afternoon, because that's how I roll.
In an hour I'll maybe have to decide to check the bone, or more likely add more coal and be cooking until 6:30 or 7? Of course I'm completely guessing but so far it's my guess that the cook has been going slower than desired, even for a small butt. Thankfully no one's home but me. I have no audience expecting to get fed.
Somewhere towards the end, or maybe after the meat's off and resting, I'll toss on a corn cob still in its husk.
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Yes, I'd seen some of the Minion and snake methods already. I understand the benefits but remain on the fence for now. What I mean is, if I can get an expectation under way how it works with holders I may stick with them even if it means adding coals along the way and other hassles. I want a smidgen of experience doing it this way first before changing too many variables.
@1buckie
I don't recall how many briquets one holder holds, 10-15? But I've never seen anything more than 240 at the dome all day, even with vents fully open. Since I got home and began typing and uh, re-typing this post it went from 240 to 220. I hope what they say about butts being forgiving is true.
"gotta go do shit"
Ironically, I have stuff to do here and this slow cook could have been that opportunity as well but it appears my "to do" list includes learning how the dome thermo reacts and what to do, or NOT do, about it.