I need some group therapy. First time in 2 years of smoking I had a meal go in the trash last night.
Did my 6th or 7th pork butt and followed all my usual steps; pulled off at 195, wrapped in foil and put in warming oven for an hour at 200. Got the Bear Paws out and it was like I was trying to shred a Michelin. Couldn't shred anything but the edges and the meat had no smoke flavor at all. It's almost as if I had boiled it all day in a pot of water.
Only variable to my normal procedure was this was a frozen piece of meat that I thawed over two days. It had been double wrapped and kept in a large zip lock and showed no signs of freezer burn at all. Normally I do fresh meat but this was a Costco spare that I decided to freeze.
Might have to call in sick today, just to distraught....
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Did my 6th or 7th pork butt and followed all my usual steps; pulled off at 195, wrapped in foil and put in warming oven for an hour at 200. Got the Bear Paws out and it was like I was trying to shred a Michelin. Couldn't shred anything but the edges and the meat had no smoke flavor at all. It's almost as if I had boiled it all day in a pot of water.
Only variable to my normal procedure was this was a frozen piece of meat that I thawed over two days. It had been double wrapped and kept in a large zip lock and showed no signs of freezer burn at all. Normally I do fresh meat but this was a Costco spare that I decided to freeze.
Might have to call in sick today, just to distraught....
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