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Cooked for about 45 minutes indirect with apple chunks. Temp was close to 400 most of the cook, I used a full chimney of lit coals with bottom vent 1/4 open. Went to 145 IT like this. Over direct heat a few minutes each side, then sauced with honey mustard and one more minute on each side. A...

Wow. Looks awesome.

I split a 1/4 cow with a coworker whose brother in law raises pigs and cows. It's been exciting learning about new cuts. I'll be asking questions in the beef section soon. They generously threw in a few "pork roasts" for me to try as well. Pulled one out of the freezer yesterday, still wrapped...

Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement. Today was crazy but the pork turned out better than I feared. I was able to pop into the house at 1000 and again at 1200, and the therm still hovered around 165-170. @dirtsailor2003 I appreciate your tips and I definitely was wondering about...

Well this has been a strange one. Got my hands on a 20 odd pound shoulder for $0.99/lb. this was a few weeks ago, was a hectic weekend so it went straight into the freezer. Spent last week defrosting in my fridge. It seemed thoroughly thawed but I didn't check with a thermos to the inside (was 9...

Hi, my name's Matt. I live in central North Carolina, but I'm a relocated Yankee so it was only in adulthood that I learned that barbecue doesn't mean grilling burgers and dogs. I've been lurking on here a while, learning lots already. I've tried a few cooks on my Weber Kettle with varying...