cruzmisl Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 The other day I bought a 10lb butt and decided to throw it on after work. I got home around 11 set my guru up and got the temps of my cooker stable. I toss the injected pork on at around 1am and went to bed. I got up around 7am and checked the cooker. My guru is flashing "lo". I'm thinking this is strange but the fan froze due to the extremely cold temperatures. There was a huge icicle hanging from the fan So I brought the fan inside to thaw it out, rebuild the fire and set the guru back up and go back to bed. I woke up at 11am and check the cooker again. Now my guru is flashing "done". Trouble is it shouldn't have been done that fast. I checked the temp of the cooker and its at 400f I opened the lid and my butt looked like a meteor. That's disappointing. The winds had really kicked up and my rear gas door was slightly ajar from when I cleaned out the ash so the guru didn't stand a chance. The interior of the butt was still edible but the bark was like asphalt....booooo. Since then I sealed the rear door shut with some red silicone so hopefully it won't happen again. The moral of the story-check your rear door. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Re: What a drag.... That stinks! I've had strong wind across the slightly open top damper (curse you, Bernoulli!) cause the temperature to rise a bit but never enough to kill a cook. The moral of the story-check your rear door. Not a problem for me, I just keep an eye on StokerLog from the warmth of my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzmisl Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Re: What a drag.... Not a problem for me' date=' I just keep an eye on StokerLog from the warmth of my house [/quote'] Ooooh, them is fighting words. I see a Guru vs Stoker argument coming..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemonkey Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 No need for that argument... I have never had any fan or controller problems because I set my airflow manually - Old Skool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
