- Jul 10, 2008
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Long time griller first time smoker. Girlfriends parents had a Char-broil electric smoker (the old version without the door or smoke vent) just sitting in their garage never touched. So i rescued it and brought it home. Put my first pork shoulder on around 2 am. I used webber hickory wood chips that I soaked and then put in a pie tin and placed on top of the heating element. I had done some research and people said this unit does not get hot enough, so I turned it up all the way and just let it ride. This morning I checked it, there was still water in the pan, but the wood chips were gone and the pan had burned off too. My pork shoulder was about 180 degrees which is good, but the outside is chared pretty well. Is the chared outside normal? I would love any advice or modification suggestions that anyone has. I am very excited I found this site and a new passion for smoking.
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