First Butt is in the Bradley.

Greenhead · January 21, 2012, 10:21:12 AM

I have had an 8lb butt in the 4 rack for about 40 minutes. I am leaving to do some running around. Can I set the temp on the Bradley and forget it or do I need to watch the Maverick until I get it right?

devo · January 21, 2012, 10:30:38 AM

Your 8lbs. butt is going to take around 12 hours so I would set it and forget it if the stuff you need to do is important.

mikecorn.1 · January 21, 2012, 10:36:36 AM

Quote from: Greenhead on January 21, 2012, 10:21:12 AM
I have had an 8lb butt in the 4 rack for about 40 minutes. I am leaving to do some running around. Can I set the temp on the Bradley and forget it or do I need to watch the Maverick until I get it right?

Ditto.
To add-- take advantage of your maverick's features. I like to set the low and high alarms for the cabinet especially. Never now when something might happen. Usually I set the high alarm on the meat so I know when to take it out.
That's just me. Good luck and post some dam pics. :D

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Greenhead · January 21, 2012, 10:44:34 AM

You guys are awesome! Thanks for the replies. Is the Bradley pretty accurate on temp?

mikecorn.1 · January 21, 2012, 10:52:15 AM

NO!! :D

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GusRobin · January 21, 2012, 11:57:28 AM

I do my butts at 225*. The 8 pounders have taken anywhere from 16-22 hours (not including FTC time). While I consider the Bradley as "set and forget", I limit that to while I or someone else is at home. I may be over cautious as I also don't leave the dishwasher, oven, or dryer on when no one is home. I have seen/heard about too many fires to take a chance.

KyNola · January 21, 2012, 12:03:33 PM

I'm with Gus.

Wildcat · January 21, 2012, 12:04:21 PM

I leave home with mine, but I make sure that it is far enough away from anything else to be safe in the event it did catch on fire.

mikecorn.1 · January 21, 2012, 12:05:34 PM

Did a small 8 lb last week. Took 20 hours.

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Greenhead · January 22, 2012, 05:26:41 AM

Well I was up and running at 12:20 yesterday with an 8lb butt in the smoker. Temps slowly crashed to around 15 degrees last night and the smoker had a hard time hanging on. It dropped to around 209 throughout most of the night. Though my Maverick was reading higher. I hit 190 at 7:40 this morning. It's FTC'd and im ready for some football. I hope that 19 hrs in the smoker didn't make it dry. I really wanted to post picks of this slab of pork but I dropped my damn phone in the toilet last night. It's currently marinating in a bag of rice. Gonna whip up some vinegar based dipping sauce and hope for the best.

devo · January 22, 2012, 05:50:52 AM

Way to go but

mikecorn.1 · January 22, 2012, 06:11:29 AM

Quote from: Greenhead on January 22, 2012, 05:26:41 AM
Well I was up and running at 12:20 yesterday with an 8lb butt in the smoker. Temps slowly crashed to around 15 degrees last night and the smoker had a hard time hanging on. It dropped to around 209 throughout most of the night. Though my Maverick was reading higher. I hit 190 at 7:40 this morning. It's FTC'd and im ready for some football. I hope that 19 hrs in the smoker didn't make it dry. I really wanted to post picks of this slab of pork but I dropped my damn phone in the toilet last night. It's currently marinating in a bag of rice. Gonna whip up some vinegar based dipping sauce and hope for the best.

Butt should be fine. Never had one
Come out
Dry yet.

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mikecorn.1 · January 22, 2012, 06:13:32 AM

Quote from: devo on January 22, 2012, 05:50:52 AM
Way to go but

Good one. :D

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watchdog56 · January 22, 2012, 07:47:41 AM

I am sure you will be fine. Keep it in the foil for at least 3 hours to let the juices soak back in to the meat.