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Sounds like you're getting close to analysis paralysis. The best thing you can do is smoke often and take good notes so you can learn from each cook. Your first smoke will likely be good but you will improve with experience.
I don't know why you didn't taste the smoke? What kind of smoker are you cooking in? I don't smoke meatloaf any different than if I were doing pork butt. Just do the same as if you were smoking a butt or ribs.
I smoke in a Cookshack SM0025, I use a 2 oz. chunk of wood, the meatloaf has a great...
Always start early, you can put the finished butts in a cooler to hold if they are finished early. I just smoked a 7.5# butt at 225*, it took 22 hours to get to 203*. Sure was good!
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