My bark is soggy

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newarcher

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Apr 6, 2013
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I just smoked two butts last night and kept the avg temp right at 230 all night.

I used a light coating of mustard as my base and a homemade rub.  But when taking the butts off the grill, the barks is like soggy white bread instead of charred skin/flesh that's crunchy like I really like it.

What's the secret?
 
Lose the mustard and turn the heat up to at least the 250°-275° range. For crunchy bark make sure to use raw sugar in the rub.
 
Thanks all!

I will try the methods mentioned here.
 
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