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Does the Mini Max low & slow?

11/9/2014

4 Comments

 
I have an XL and a Medium Egg and know what to expect on charcoal consumption throughout a low and slow cook. I wanted to test the Mini Max. 

Does the Mini Max low & slow? I say yes! 

I filled my fire bowl with some Carbon Del Sur charcoal. (First bag and I wanted to test it. I used zero smoking wood bc this was a charcoal test) I rolled a rack of St Louis cut spares and was surprised with the room still left. The Mini Max smoked an entire 6 hours at 250 and I had half of the lump left afterwards. I was really concerned about having to refill the coal on the MM due to it's shallow fire bowl, but it seems like it's a non-existent issue. 


Very happy with the Mini Max so far!!

4 Comments
Dan
1/27/2015 07:42:58 am

Hi,

What is the total burn time you get with the MM? Could it manage a 10-12 hour cook for a feather blade cut or similar?

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Big Green Craig
1/27/2015 08:13:18 am

The longest that I have smoked so far has been 7 hours. There was lump left, but I am unsure how much longer it would go.

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Trevor Young
2/2/2015 07:25:25 am

Just got a new mini-max and decided to break it in with a low and slow pork butt. Gave a little care to packing the charcoal, but not much. I added 3 pieces of kiawe wood to the top of the charcoal. Pork cooked for 8 hours at 250 with the bottom grate open ~1/4 inch and the daisy wheel half closed. Still had half the lump left after.

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Dan
2/2/2015 09:17:41 am

That's impressive, what weight was the butt?

I had my Mini Max delivered on Friday and so far cooked pork chops, steaks, and a whole chicken on there but wasn't sure about the longer cooking times although it did hold 250 for five and a half hours before I had to snuff it. Really pleased with it but had to order the Thermoworks TW8060 because I don't really trust the egg's thermometer too much.

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