I just purchased a Master Forge propane smoker and tried it out tonight after seasoning it the other day. I spoke to a few friends who are experienced smokers and certainly did my research leading up to my first smoke. I threw 3 lamb chops in tonight and I am very frustrated and disappointed with the outcome. The directions said to keep the temp between 200-225 so once I attained that, I threw my marinated meat on the middle rack. The wood chips had been soaked and the water pan was filled. I kept the temp within the range the entire time. The directions said it would take approximately 2hrs of cook time so I checked the meat temp at that time and it was barely at 110. At the 4 hour mark, the outside of the meat looked great but the middle was extremely rare and was only around 120. My goal was 145-150. What did I do wrong? I understand that it takes time to learn and can be a tough skill to master, but I followed everything very closely and it still didn't turn out well. For God sakes, all I wanna do is eat some meat! Your advice is greatly appreciated.
-Joe
-Joe
