Mike From R.I.
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Single temperatures are the best smoking days, you stay very close to it 
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Question on Outdoor Temperature
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sparkyv
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I gotta fight it on the other end. Some days are so hot, I gotta adjust the "P" setting where pellets barely drop in the firepot! It's a delicate balance between pellet starvation and flame-out.
Mike From R.I.
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On cooking for a serving time, i.e. having a party/dinner at a specific time, start the cook to complete the cook early, say 4-8 hrs finished before serving time. Wrap in a couple layers of butcher paper or foil. Wrap in a couple bath towels. Place on a couple towels in a large cooler and put another towel on top. I've done this even with butts and ribs and they remain hot enough to burn your hands even after the long rest. You can put a temp probe in next to the meat if you're concerned about getting below 140°F. I've never had issues with temps dropping too much.
I moved from Florida to Michigan in 2022. Did a cook on Thanksgiving in 2022 with the temp around 5 degrees not counting wind chill and snow storm. The hardest part was getting the PB fired up. Took forever to come up to temp. I set it at 250 to maintain 200 without any issues. But in temps like that I don’t think I would attempt an overnight cook. I babysat it the whole time (although not outside the whole time, I kept an eye on it with a Bluetooth thermometer).
WT2121
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I smoke all winter, Wind is a big factor. I try to position out of wind as much as possible. Cannot escape North Dakota cold though. Burns many more pellets than summer cooking. I look for sales and bulk up. Unfortunately, have not seen any $5 bag Bear Mountain at Lowes this year. Best price is currently about $12 and Pit Boss pellets $9 at Walmart and TSC
Ol' Smokey
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Doing a pork shoulder today. Mid 20s with a bit of breeze out of the north, 10-15mph. My 700 wasnt getting up to temp as normal. The back of my unit, where the exhaust holes are, faces north. I adjusted P setting and the temp compensated but was having large swings. I laid a moving blanket over the holes and the swings all but vanished. Had to readjust P setting to get temps back in line. Wind blowing into all the holes on back of barrel is the problem so i came up with a "deflector" that im going to make. Ill simply bend some sheetmetal and glue magnets to it. I had the cardboard on it for awhile and the temp swings stayed the same as when i had the blanket over the holes.
sparkyv
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Good idea! I really like simple DIY solutions!
