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Correct me if I am wrong… Collagen breakdown can begin as low as the 130s given enough time, due to enzymes, but accelerates heavily from 160F-180F. Nothing happens structurally to muscles or meat beyond 180-203F that I am aware of, other than overcooking. My theory is that 203F is only...

MB560 gravity, been checking on some pork shoulder every 1.5 hours or so. First time smoking so long and thought the fuel would last longer, noob mistake. Smoker was set for 230F. At 1:30pm (5 hours in), IT was 165F. At 3pm (6.5 hours in), IT was 175F. At 4:30pm (8 hours in), IT was down to...

I got one of these smoking guns and have played around with it a couple times now. Does anyone have one, or have any tips? In Project Smoke, Raichlen suggests 4 minutes infuse time when making smoked ice cream. I did that and the ice cream was gross, it tasted like Ash. I also made a smoked old...

I believe I have read that when SVing meat before a sear or smoke, you should take care not to let the meat exceed the temp that the SV was set to. I think this applied to reheating also. So let's say you do a Brisket for 36 hours @ 155F - in this case, when you throw it on the smoker to...

I have an apparently too old wire grill brush, cleaned the grates of my MB560 gravity late the other night and couldn’t see well. This morning, saw multiple wire bristles on the grates and metal lip of the smoker. I tossed the brush, and pulled the grates off. Removed all visible bristles I...

I have a 3/8 thick baking steel I've used for homemade pizza in the oven, and instructions suggest heating it for an hour first in the oven to really get it up to temp. As well, my cookbooks for oven specify after doing this to use the broiler for the last 1-2 minutes of the pizza to finish...

Making my first rack of ribs. Masterbuilt Gravity 560. St. Louis Pork Spare Ribs from Costco, 3 racks total weight for all 9.7lbs. Was thinking of doing Raichlen's recipe from Project Smoke - Vanilla Brown Sugar Glaze ribs. Rub with the mix, rest overnight in fridge, then smoke for 3.5-4 hours...