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  1. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Yes thats what I noticed as well, how much condensation was in there. Just didnt seem right to me so I figured what the hell, I will take it out. I have been watching a bunch of shows on TV and talking to some local people that have commercial smokers and they dont have any water pans, so I...
  2. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Curious what everyone's thoughts are on the removal of the water pan? I was reading in some posts for Pulled Pork to fill the water pan with whatever liquid I wanted, but when I had that going in there it turned into more of a sauna than anything. So said what the hell and took it out. I think...
  3. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    So good news everyone! We gave another pork butt a go yesterday. It wasnt the best cut of meat but we wanted to to more or less learn and hey, it was cheap so if it was a fail then who cares. The best part is it came out really good, not perfect for sure but its something you can eat and tell...
  4. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    So tonight I decided to put the new thermometer to the test. Looks like I am few degrees short when cooking. Have a look. http://s13.postimage.org/aafqr6ufb/IMAG0080.jpg So we decided to get another pork butt tonight. Got the rub on it and its in the fridge for the night. Tomorrow we try again!
  5. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Well i manged to find myself a Maverick meat thermo up here for $15. Its not the dual probe like I know a lot of you use but it will do for now until I can find one around here or get one on-line. Going to give this another go this weekend, I want to try ribs / chicken tomorrow if I have time...
  6. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Mr500 - That is a fantastic idea! Never would have thought of that in a million years, and hey like you said, snacks for when I am done my testing ;) deersmoker58 and urbanredneck - Thx for the advice, waiting for the rain to clear the next day or so to check my temps and then give another shot...
  7. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Mmm, now thats sounds good Red Dog. A buddy of mine at work that used to live in TX was giving me some tips today and said he has a Maverick thermo and said its somewhat of a must have for sure. Looking at them online now ;) Might have to get a cheap one for this weekend as I dont think there...
  8. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Thanks for the tip fatback. I am not sure but I think my smoker may max out at 275, guess I need to check my manual again and see what it says but I seem to recall it saying something like that.
  9. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Thx Backwoods BBQ. I will let you guys know how I make out when I try something else. Cant wait to make it back down to TX to get some more amazing brisket. Wife was hinting the other night at maybe taking a trip there sometime soon :)
  10. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    OldSchoolBBQ - that is a great plan, I do need to watch how it acts. I found it heated up quite quickly and recovered nicely when I did open the door but I was quick doing so as well. I wasn't aware that there could be a variance in temps inside that much but would be interested to see where and...
  11. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Great advice Terry and alelover. I may run some tests this week in the evenings to see how the temps are and how it recovers. One thing I did notice when watching this smoke on the weekend was that I had it set to 225 and it would heat up and reach this temp and obviously the element would shut...
  12. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Thanks Terry, I think I am going to try it again this weekend at some point and will make sure I am going to be around to watch it the whole time until I get to know how this thing works. I made a big mistake of thinking this thing was smart enough to set it and forget it and be assured it was...
  13. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Thanks again everyone for the advice. So I am thinking for one, I need a new thermo to get me started so I know whats going on with my meat and smoker temps. The next is maybe I need to try something else to get started, seems like I picked a meat that may take a few smokes before I am...
  14. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Doh! Double post, sorry all.
  15. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Hey wjordan52! Thanks for the warm welcome and the feedback. I am from New Brunswick / Canada, just about an hours drive from the US/Canada border in Calais, Maine. I tried to add my location to my profile but I dont think I have permissions to do so just yet. Maybe I need to be on here for so...
  16. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Wow! Loving all the quick responses and feedback. NewFlame - to answer your questions. Yes I do have an electric smoker, seemed like one of the easiest ways to get started in this stuff as it eliminated some of the variables of temp and prep work. Not to mention the price was good. So as I...
  17. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Hey S2K9K! Thanks for the reply, I should have included more info in my post lol. We used a run of the mill old style in the meat thermo (not sure on the correct name of them) kind of like my mother used to use when cooking a turkey. The size of the butt was only about 5# as I didnt want to go...
  18. crashedice

    Pulled Pork - Where did I go wrong?

    Hey All! First time posting here but have been reading along now for a couple of weeks and stoked to be getting into this stuff. So I am a newbie when it comes to smoking but love the food and up for a challenge so I decided to jump in. 2 weeks ago I purchased an electric smoker from Canadian...
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