Thank you all for helping me out. I ending up starting around 10 pm Friday night and took it off yesterday around 1 pm. Let it rest in the cooler for an hour or so and everyone loved it. They loved the North Carolina style sauce that I made also.
I am from New Jersey, and BBQ here isn’t taken very seriously. A lot of people couldn’t believe that I stayed up through the night just to “cook some meat”. The BBQ around here is burgers dogs and maybe chicken wings. Rarely would someone do a rack of ribs, but even if they did, they wouldn’t even smoke them. All the stores sell is gas grills and most people don’t even understand the simple concept of the smoker.
So obviously it’s not in my culture, but I thoroughly enjoy smoking meats as a hobby and the lifestyle that comes along with it. I have plans to upgrade my smoker next year so before I can do that I’m going to need your help to master brisket, different rubs and sauces, and I really want to get into making my own jerky.
Thank you all