Just shy of 8 hours it seemed to be stuck at 174 and the cooker is starting to cool. 34° outside so I'm not surprised it's had some trouble keeping hot. Just moved it to a pan and wrapped it in foil and put in the oven at 350 to finish.
The chicken had incredible flavor for being so simple.
And?? How did it come out? That must have been a pretty good stall. I want to do a butt on the PBC still. Just not sure how long it will hang without falling off. Maybe I can put a safety rack above the coals and below the meat.
I've only cooked turkey breast, baby backs, chicken halves, wings and burgers on it. Still learning how to make the best use of it, and I don't use a temp probe anymore because of it driving me crazy!
Adding extra smoke beyond the charcoal to birds didn't work out, by the way. I love lots of smoke, but not over smoked.