First Time Smoker Owner in Dallas TX

[knotquiteawake]

After years of drooling over smokers, and overpaying for meats at overpriced BBQ joints I've finally joined the ranks of smokers!

I had so many other things taking up time and money I just never had the chance or space either.  Now that we're finally in a real house (boy howdy can buying a house tie up funds for months on end!) my wife bought me a smoker for Christmas!

I did some thighs, which were pretty good.  I think I would trim almost all of the fat off next time, there is enough fat inside the meat for it to not dry out.

Saturday I put in my first real hunk of meat.  A 7lb pork shoulder.  Started it at 7:30 am and maintained a steady 220-230 for 11.5 hours.  The results were delicious!  I have some questions but I'll be posting those in one of the sub forums soon.

I hope I can really refine my skills reading here.  I found the site by the way when looking for a finishing sauce, which turned out great.  I can't remember who's it was but it was something like 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon of black pepper.  

 

[s2k9k]

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