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    Pork butts on the Akorn

    Here we are about an hour later.  I've made no adjustments to the smoker.  I thought I'd show you the temp graph. As you can see, the pit temp is running pretty solid.  It got up to 220, but came back down. More to come.
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    Pork butts on the Akorn

    Seeing as how some people are new to the Akorn and have questions about controlling the temperature, I thought I might do a cook and document it as it goes along.  We're having a dinner tomorrow at work for someone who has been there for 46 years and still isn't ready to retire. So last night I...
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    New acorn fisrt smoke after seasoning

    70/30 lump/wood ratio sounds good to me. I would pull the pot and brick though. You won't need them for low and slow. Just light a few coals and let it come up to temp on it's own.
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    Char griller akorn help

    I've got no experience with a top temp regulator. What would worry me on the Akorn is it's ability to retain heat. If you overshoot your temp, the top controller closes until it comes down. With this taking so long to cool, there is a good chance it will put your fire out.
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    Char griller akorn help

    Leave the big chunks, the smaller pieces might fall through your grate.  Also, the bigger chunks allow more air to flow between them.  I'm not sure how much fuel you load up with but here's how I load mine.  This load did 2 pork butts (overnight) and then 3 racks of ribs went on the next morning...
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    Char griller akorn help

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