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Originally posted by smokinghunter:
Yes... ;-) I hadn't had my coffee yet. I have a cookshack. I just got the 009 Smokette last week and my first smoke was the pork butt. I cooked them at 225 for about 29hrs which brought it up to 190+-. I didn't have a sensor for the inside so I was relying on the smokette being accurate. I have ordered the ET-73 so I will have a better idea about how accurate it is in the near future.
Aaahaa! I was wondering why it took so long. My butts usually ring in around 18-22 hours so I thought 29 was a bit long.
After seeing you had no remote thermometer I'm guessing you had to open the door a few times. Each door opening with extend cooking time from 30 mins to an hour.
If you cook again before you get your remote thermometer try sticking the one you have through the hole on the top and into the meat on the top rack if the probe is long enough. That way you won't have to open the door as much.