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I am in Hawthorne Nevada. It will get close to 32 tonight. I bought a double pack of nine pound butts. I Plan on putting one around midnight at 225.

It has been in the refregerator since 9 this morning with mustard, and fiesta brisket rub. someone said the 050 is well insulated. I plan on serving pulled pork around 6:00 tomorrow night.

Do you think the colder temperature will give me grief in cooking time? thanks in advance. I am pretty new to all this cookshack 050 cooking. Thanks in advance! Dave Smiler
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Thanks C'Nooga,
Just getting started here. The cookshack staff is great, and the forum is a wealth of info! I attended a Northern Nevada Waterfoul dinner last night and won a Smokin Tex bbq. I gave it to my nephew. It looked quite similar to the 050, but about half size. I don't know about smokin tex's staff, but I am very impressed with cookshack. They have sent me a replacement grill, and I have not even got around to registering my product!. I noticed the cookshack 050 did get warm during use, but not so hot you could not touch it. The insulation must be pretty efficient.!
Dave
Hi!
Ha Ha I guess it might get a bit stiff! I did go out last night about 2:00 and touch the side of the ole CS. It was barely warm to the touch. I see a puff of smoke / steam comming out every once and a while this morning. It will be difficult to wait longer, the anticipation is something. Thanks for the input!
I am getting more comfortable with the 050 with each cook!
Dave
I bought my Smokette last December, and, of course, I HAD to cook on the first weekend after it arrived. :-) That weekend, we had temps of 5 below at night, and my first cook (a butt) came out great! The only issue I see when the weather is colder is condensation dripping back onto the food from the top vent causing a grey spot on the food. If you search on greay spot you'll see several threads discussing this. One member did a simple modification to his cooker that used a metal measuring cup on the inside to collect the condensation. Pretty clever! I may do that mod, but I have been following a suggestion that I saw on the forum. I place a metal colandar over the vent. This creates a pocket of warm air around the vent and I haven't been getting the grey spot. I do get a puddle os condensation on top of the Smokette, but it cleans up easily.

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