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  1. barnaclebob

    New smoker here, Looking for pulled pork suggestions...

    Wrap based on the quality of the bark and not the temp.  Many people don't wrap at all but wrapping eliminates the evaporative cooling which causes the stall as moisture evaporates from the meat.  Its really never too late to wrap unless the meat is so closed to being done that its not worth the...
  2. barnaclebob

    New smoker here, Looking for pulled pork suggestions...

    Are yo waiting until the outside of the butt is good and dark?  Almost black?  Maybe try 6 hours then wrap until it comes up to temp.
  3. barnaclebob

    How to cook fresh ham roasts (not a full cured ham)

    Cooked up a ham roast last night and it was great.  I need to remember to not have the weber thermometer right over the charcoal next time... Probably cooked it closer to 250 instead of 350 and it took 2 hours because of that.
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    How to cook fresh ham roasts (not a full cured ham)

    Yeah I was amazed at how juicy berkshire pork chops are.  Even with resting the meat for several minutes my plate is covered in juice by the time I'm done.  When I gave some to my brother he said he didn't realize pork could be that good. Thanks for the responses on how to cook it.  I'll try...
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    How to cook fresh ham roasts (not a full cured ham)

    I just took delivery of a half of a 100% berkshire hog and had the ham parted out into a few ~3 to 4lb roasts.  Any recommendations on how to cook these?  I'd like to try other things besides curing because I cured the last ham and it came out great but I'd just like some more variety.  The...
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