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I live in the by Lake Erie. The elevation level of Lake Erie is 653'. Maybe its not off by that much. I never realized that the elevation level made that much of a difference.
Well I just checked the thermometer. I waited until the water was boiling consistently then put in the tip of the thermometer about 3 inches. It read 210 degrees. 2 degrees off, not bad.
Joe
I know this sounds like a stupid question but when you say put in the cooler, is it literally a cooler (like you would take on a picnic)? Why do you put the towels(paper?) in and are the towels dry? I assume you do this so the meat finishes cooking and absorbs the juices? Sooooo much to...
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Mike, I used a Thermoworks DOT thermometer to monitor the IT of the meat. Curious, if I decided to smoke this meat for pulled pork the day before then refrigerate, would I pull the meat off the bone in shreds prior to refrigerating it or do that the next day...
Thanks for the feedback. The meat was definitely cooked and it was delicious. I agree, there is a learning curve and I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the tip about testing the thermometer, I will do that.
Joe
Hi Everyone. I am brand new to smoking meat. I have not taken the 5 day course yet but definitely will. We have the Traeger Pro series 34 grill. Being new I decided to follow the recipe for pulled pork step by step out of the Traeger cookbook to insure success. We bought a 7 lb bone-in pork...
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My name is Joe. My son just bought a Traeger Pellet Smoker (I think he is trying to teach me how to cook because he left it at my house, lol). As we speak, I am trying to make pulled pork on the grill. I am new to smoking so this should be interesting. I am definitely an amateur...