Has been a funny day of temperature control for me on the callow. Got up to nice high heat early on because I drilled a few more holes in the charcoal basket. Been aiming for 260F for these beef ribs so we aren't waiting all day, started cooking at 10am aiming to be finished well in time for 7.30pm serve. Was up around 280F at 12 when I left the house for 2.5 hours. I set the vents to half open all round, hoping that would settle back down a bit. Returned to find I was at 180F, so it must have kept burning quite hot to burn out like that, quite a surprise. I've since put a whole new chimney of coals in, sitting nicely at 257F and 190F internal temp, so ahead of time if anything, which is a novelty.
Interestingly, the meat was about 140F when I left. When I got back 2 hours later it was at 143F, so despite surely burning hot, had gone barely anywhere. Since then it's been a rapid rise. Which makes me think I broke through the stall at 140. Whereas it usually happens at 160/170. So it appears I've inadvertently artificially stalled it lower than usual, and not encounters the usual wall at 160.
Interestingly, the meat was about 140F when I left. When I got back 2 hours later it was at 143F, so despite surely burning hot, had gone barely anywhere. Since then it's been a rapid rise. Which makes me think I broke through the stall at 140. Whereas it usually happens at 160/170. So it appears I've inadvertently artificially stalled it lower than usual, and not encounters the usual wall at 160.
Did your glaze work nicely?
Would you need to use other probes though? Whichever FireBoard model you buy will come with the amount of probes supported by that model, ie. 6 probes are included with the FireBoard Extreme.