One Smoke, One Colossal Fail

[augz70]

Hi everyone,  I have Napoleon 3 in 1 smoker.  I'm from Ontario Canada.  I used the smoker yesterday for the first time.  Tried to do pulled pork.  Did not cook it nearly long enough, ran out of time and it was terrible.  Some things I learned, I needed way more charcoal in the pit to start.  The water in the pan wasn't near hot enough and I may have had too much.  Again, didn't plan enough time.  I will try again soon, but I am 0-1.  :)  Hoping to gain lots of insight from all you fantastic folks.

 

[mike5051]

Welcome to the site!  Do a little research on pulled pork and get some ammunition for the next attempt!  Lots of info and experience available on this great site!  No need to go rushing in blind!

Mike

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the forum.

A good place to start is with the free 5 day e-course.

It has a lot of good info in it!

http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

Al

 

[pit of despair]

augz70,

Welcome! Just wanted to say most of us started out 0-1.

Teddy

 

[ab canuck]

Hello and welcome to SMF from the other side of the Great white North 

. Browse the forums and ask lots of questions, get involved. There is a an amazing amount of info, recipes and knowledge here that are second to none. Enjoy good luck and share your experiences. Enjoy your new addiction

 

[bellaru]

Welcome
You'll find tons of good info and plenty of inspiration here
Good luck and enjoy

 

[schlotz]

So let's get you started.  Pork Butts are a very forgiving meat. There are many ways to go about smoking them and everybody has their preferred way. A good stating point is the low and slow approach.  Many smoke around 225°F. With a 9# bone-in butt its IT will approach 155-160°F somewhere in the 4.5-6 hour range. At this point you have a decision to make.  Wrap or no wrap. As others have said, plenty of good info around here to inspire your approach. Regardless, it's about being patient and letting the meat do its thing until the IT is somewhere in the 200-205°F range. Depending on wrapping preference it could take 10-12 hours.  Remember, butts are lousy at telling time, they are done when they want to be, i.e. each butt can be different. Last and very important step. It needs to rest and in my personal opinion, a minimum of 2 hours. We put it in a cooler with some towels on bottom and top.

We've all had our failures, don't let it get you down. A little research and you'll be on your way to a successful smoke.

Good luck and welcome to SMF!

Matt 

 

[gary s]

  Good morning and welcome to the forum from another beautiful day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web.                           Lots of great people with tons of information on just about everything.

        Gary