Greetings from Saint Helena

[Bossybullfrog]

I received a new Rec Tec smoker for Christmas. I have a few questions I am hoping some folks can possibly help with.

- The pellet hopper holds a lot! of pellets - I filled it with oak but now I want to switch to fruit wood so I need to scoop out the oak. My questions is how much pellets should I fill the hopper with for a 1 time or about 6 hour smoke.

- So far I've made Tritips, Brisket and Pork Ribs. I am wondering if I can smoke a pork shoulder and make pulled pork from that. Anyone ever done this?

Thanks so much for your help....I am really looking forward to many amazing meals on this smoker.

 

[Hungariantom]

You can certainly make pulled pork from a shoulder but I (and I think most) always use the butt. Cook to about 205 internal and don't be alarmed by the stall around 160.

 

[tbrtt1]

Shoulder makes good PP.

As for how many pellets for a 6 hour smoke. There are too many variables to know; smoking temp, type and brand of pellet, outside temp, what you are actually smoking. I assume they don’t have a quick change pellet shoot (I don’t have a Rec Tec). My Traeger has one and it is a nice feature.

You could add a known quantity of pellets and do the 6 hour smoke and then see how many you have left. Again, that would be the approximate amount of pellets used if all the other variables are the same.

I’m a little surprised Rec Tec doesn’t have a quick change pellet shoot. They are great pellet grills nonetheless.