Recent content by keyser

Thanks for all the advice. I’ll check the smell but will likely err on the side of caution. Especially since I’d hesitate giving it to others under the circumstances and 11 pounds is a lot for me to eat. My wife wouldn’t eat much of it under any circumstances. Not a big meat eater. Btw by...

Should have made a few edits. Thaw time, not fall time.

Two years ago, I wanted to smoke a fresh ham, and the butcher wouldn’t sell just one half of the ham, so I just bought the whole thing and had them cut it in half. Stuck in 11 pound piece in the freezer wrapped as well as I could and cling wrap and a big Ziploc bag and even try to remove the air...

I'm new to the forum and relatively new to smoking and have a question.  I've searched the site and found a lot of info pertinent to my question but nothing definitive.  And frankly, I may not get a definitive answer.  I set up my smoker early this morning and put an 8lb bone in pork butt on it...