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First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
Thank you for showing me these pictures. I did as you said and put the foil packets right over the heat, but no smoke--ever. I'll try it right on the grate next time. I didn't know you could do that. Yes, the oven thermometer seems to be the one that is correct and successfully used it for... -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
I finally figured out the temperature thing and got some pork finished in 7 hours registering 180 degrees. I would have left it in a while longer but it was going to rain. I can't figure out how to get smoke. I put the hickory packets in foil and lay them on the grill, but at 220 degrees they... -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
What kinds of tests should I do to produce smoke? -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
Is this pellet smoker something that hooks to a grill? -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
Thanks everybody. I really appreciate all your helpful comments. Now: Round two (beginner's smoked pork butt). As advised, I put the DRY hickory chips in the foil packet and put three slits in the top of it. Never once in the 7 hours that this pork has been on the grill did I see any... -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
I'm not sure I'm doing this right....it's not very intuitive where you post your questions (do you start a new thread?) Anyway, I read you're supposed to keep putting dry chips in the smoker and replenishing them as they burn up, but aren't you then opening and closing the smoker a lot and... -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
Thanks everyone! The pork is in the trash but I'm not giving up. -
First Pork Butt and Pulling My Hair Out
Hello, everyone! I'm here (first) in desperation and second, to learn a lot more than I do about smoking on my grill. I live in eastern Tennessee. Cooking on a new NexGen Infrared grill. So, the grill is new to me and so is the aspect of smoking on it. I'm a first-timer. I've been reading...
