The butt taste good and is super moist. I had really good bark and the fat melted out nicely. Pics attached.
Some observations and issues…
I smoked a 6lb boneless butt.
I used 6 oz of very dry hickory. The smoke flavor is present by not that strong. The smoke flavor is throughout, so that’s good.
The Auber was exactly on 225 the entire smoke, so the AT worked.
It took 14 hours to reach 195. I had the probe mounted on the top shelf near the top and had the butt on the next closest shelf that would fit right under the probe. I verified the smoke temp and meat temp with a decent instant read so that was all ok. I think maybe the probe was a few degrees hotter than where the meat was located. I read on here that the OEM probe placement is near the top rather than where it is in my model 3 (about half way up the back).
I like they idea of a clip on probe so I can keep it clean and don’t have the wire exposed where it could get pulled or chewed if permanently attached through the back.
I have read through a bunch of posts over the last week so thought I had it in the bag and would be ready to eat at 5.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!