What I do wrong????

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redwing19514

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Dec 22, 2012
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I followed the directions to a T I thought but when I went to slice my CB all I get is a shredded mess. What did I do wrong?? I was going to give these away as presents but cant do that now :(  Anyone know what I did wrong?? ... All is not loss,, I am having eggs with this pork mess for breakfast...
 
Please tell us what cut of meat  you used and what directions you followed? Then we can probably figure it out .
 
I used a pork loin, trimmed the fat and followed the curing directions on this forum
 
Somewhere you have a temp problem. Either you are smoking at lower temps than you think or your internals are way off. no way it should take 14 hrs to get to 140 internal, smoking at 225 - 230.

 If the meat shredded and was dry ,i would bet your internals were a lot higher than you thought?
 
Should have been only a couple hours....

Double check your thermometers..... all of them.
What type of smoker are you using? Do you have an after market chamber thermometer? Most leave a lot to be desired and are in a bad place to get an accurate reading....
 
It shredded but was very moist... I go one out of 6 that actually sliced up right, they taste good just look like shredded ham. I need to get a aftermarket thermometer, I know with the one on the grill I always need to add a few degrees. I use a Char-Griller Supper pro with the smoker box and a combo of wood and charcoal
 
I have a Char Griller Outlaw w/side fire box. One of the mods I did was addn2 dial thermometers 2" above the grate near the outside edge of the lid. They run at 250 and the stock is around 200ish, I checked the calibration and adjusted them as needed. The best mod I did was a charcole basket. Helped so much. I was having temp issues, not getting hot enough. I used the basket and now I have no issues getting hot.
 
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im sorry to be dense , but what is a CB , now?
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Whoa!

13 hours?

Not the way to go for Canadian Bacon?

We need lots more info.  Recipe?  Smoker temps and how they were monitored.  Why the 13 hour smoke?  How did you cure the meat?  How did you monitor the internal temps of your meat? General cooking method?

Lots of great folks here to help.  But, way more info is needed.

Good luck and good smoking.
 
Hell. Its still a successful smoke in my book, as long as you walk away with a little more experience

I wont add my two cents because these guys got you covered
 
I think you've just given the world the next great smoked meat product. Cured pulled pork. Actually looks pretty good from where I sit. Looks lean, moist, flavorful. Where's the downside? Anybody can make Canadian Bacon, but it takes true determination and outside the box thinking to come up with a whole new food.

As to where you veered off the path from what you planned onto the path to pork innovations, I'd guess it all started with INTERNAL temperature problems. There's no way that pork was at 140˚F.  Not knowing how you're monitoring the internal temp of your meat, I'd guess you either have the world's most inaccurate thermometer or you took it to 140˚C. At 140˚F, the meat wouldn't fall apart like that, no way no how. Even if your smoker was at 500˚F, if you pulled the meat at 140˚F internal, it would still resemble Canadian bacon, at least on the inside.

At this point all you can do is enjoy the cured pulled pork and take a long look back at what you did, then learn what you'll do differently for next time. It's all a learning process.

Good luck and next time you'll nail it!
 
As others have said, check your therms.
I would never hot smoke Canadian bacon.
You'll get much better results if you cold smoke and then finish by 'steaming' in a 160 degree oven in a roasting pan.



~Martin
 
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