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Title: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: Burk Forsythe on November 03, 2013, 08:04:59 pm
My dear wife is my biggest critic. She told me I am officially out of the dog house for buying a new smoker.  She said the pork butt I cooked today was the best I have done and actually asked why I didn't buy it sooner!!  I decided on 250* for this cook and the Yoder held that solid for the entire 9 hour cook.  It burned about 16 lbs of pellets. The balance of smoke, pork, seasoning and tenderness were spot on.  But the coolest thing about it was I could watch football all day and not worry about feeding the stick burner.  I will always love my Horizon pit because she was my first but the Yoder makes cooking a whole lot more fun.  I am really looking forward to some solid practice sessions on the Yoder.
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: Mike (AZBarbeque) on November 04, 2013, 01:03:04 am
Any pictures to share??
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: Brian (B&C BBQ Crew) on November 04, 2013, 03:55:51 am
NICE WORK, I guess im old fashion, still love adding those sticks. Have a Lang being built right now.
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: Crash on November 04, 2013, 04:48:09 am
Nice work and congrats on the Yoder, great smokers.  Football is important!!
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: THE COWBOY WAY, AZ on November 04, 2013, 05:17:06 am
Glad you finally got it if ya have any questions let me know ;D
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: Burk Forsythe on November 04, 2013, 04:55:58 pm
Pix of my first butt on the 640!

(http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/Burk_Forsythe/photo3_zps117afd3c.jpg) (http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/Burk_Forsythe/media/photo3_zps117afd3c.jpg.html)

(http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/Burk_Forsythe/photo1_zps7b8623df.jpg) (http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/Burk_Forsythe/media/photo1_zps7b8623df.jpg.html)

(http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag132/Burk_Forsythe/photo2_zpsf22a4a11.jpg) (http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/Burk_Forsythe/media/photo2_zpsf22a4a11.jpg.html)

I LOVED the smoke ring on the butt.  My concerns about not enough smoke are gone forever!
Title: Re: First cook on my Yoder 640.
Post by: wood River BBQ Team on February 24, 2015, 09:30:27 am
NICE WORK, I guess im old fashion, still love adding those sticks. Have a Lang being built right now.

What Lang model are you purchasing and when will it be delivered? If you make your Lang as air tight as you can, as I have, you'll find they hold temperature very well and your fuel consumption will be low. For example, I cooked a 12lb turkey last week for 3.5 hours. I started with a full basket of lump charcoal and added about 5 coke can size chunks of hardwood plus a couple of handfuls of lump and maintained a temp average of 285*.