Recent content by Umphatic
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New to smoking
Thank you everyone for the advice/tips/ and overall information. Going to give this a go again and see what shakes out. I tested my old thermometer yesterday, first in boiling water and then in ice water. The read out for ice water was 59 degrees and the read out for boilling water was 270... -
New to smoking
Thank you noboundaries. I definitely appreciate the feedback. Just ordered a thermopro T20 thermomter that will allow me to test the inside temp of the traeger to ensure that it matches what the readout says. To clarify, increasing temp past 250 or even 275 is perfectly ok and will not dry... -
New to smoking
BigW - So what is your method for a pork butt, say an 8.5 pounder. Does 19 hours seem appropriate? -
New to smoking
BigW - You are exactly right. Some parts shredded easily some took some work and the other thing i noticed was not a lot of juice. So the next time I will try these adjustments that you advised. The other question I have is in regards to the 'smoke setting' I noticed that when you have it... -
New to smoking
I ordered a Thermo Pro T-20 that should be arriving sometime this week that will allow me to clip one probe in the smoker and one to the meat. That way I can monitor temp. I have heard theories involving wrapping in foil 5 hours into the smoke, or, if smoking naked, put a pan with... -
New to smoking
Good morning all! Wanted to briefly introduce myself as I am new to smoking and new to this group! Just purchased a Traeger pellet grill (Silverton Costco exclusive) here last summer. I've grilled on it quite a few times which i am happy with and I have done just a couple of smokes on it...
