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    Smoking pork shoulder and Traeger turned off HELP!!!

    Thank you! I did just that. Got it back up to 160 after an hour. Cooked it another 4 hours, just pulled it off and it's falling apart. I can't wait to eat this thing. 
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    Smoking pork shoulder and Traeger turned off HELP!!!

    I started a pork shoulder butt last night and checked on it at 5:30am, it was doing great and the temp was at 160- I'm guessing at the stall. I fell back asleep until 8:00 and checked it again and and the Traeger was OFF!!! My meat temp is now at 115. I'm totally freaking out that it ruined my...
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    Pork Shoulder- Cutting it in Half

    I actually opened it up and it was in two pieces! So that makes things a lot easier. I am thinking of going somewhere between on the time, and putting it on before I go to bed around 10 or so. A friend of mine told me it will only absorb smoke for 6 hours anyway, and then if I needed to I could...
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    Pork Shoulder- Cutting it in Half

    Thank you both!!!! I think I may be going a little overkill by starting it at 9pm haha. But I guess if it finishes earlier that's cool- since it's pulled pork I could always shred it and then warm it back up if I need to. 
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    Pork Shoulder- Cutting it in Half

    Hi there,  I've been reading some different threads and it looks like I can do this, but wondering if anyone has additional advice? I purchased an almost 17lb pork butt shoulder from Costco to make pulled pork for my daughter's bday party tomorrow. I am planning to cut it in half and budget 2...
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    Hello!

    Hi there,  I'm Jaime and I live in Arizona, and I'm brand new to smoking meat. We purchased a Traeger last year after I had our first kid (little girl who just turned one) and I wasn't able to use it often. Now I have some more time so I've been trying a few different things. I have smoked a...
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