Recoup time when saucing

[Chef Wil]

I have a 4 lb chicken in the Tex 1400, when I open the door to sauce and I'm about 20 degrees from done, how much time or temp is affected?

[bigwalleye]

Little to none. The bird temp is the operative, and that should hold just fine so long as you're not taking a lot of time. The cabinet temp will drop, but the thermostat should turn it back on and the cabinet temp should come up pretty rapidly.