PP tacos/fatty today and AMNPS question

[Thomas The Tank]

I put in an ~9lb pork butt for PP tacos around 12:30am. I got my AMNPS going and everything seemed ok. I monitored things for another 30 min and went to bed. I got up around 4:45am to check on things (my 2yr old came to my bed so I was awake) and the AMNPS was out and barely burnt after my first check shortly after 1am. The temp of the meat at that time was around 120. I relit the AMNPS and did both ends to try to get a push. Woke back up at 6:30am and the temp was 140-141. AMNPS was ok.

I’m still new to the AMNPS and only been smoking meat for a little over a year. Should I be concerned about lack of smoke flavor since the first 3-4 hours was without smoke? I know the first few hours is important.

By the way, I’m also doing a fatty later today and will be posting more pics later.

 

[HalfSmoked]

You will most likely notice a less smoke flavor. Should we say lesson learned. So next time one will make sure that all is well before retiring.

Warren

 

[Thomas The Tank]

You will most likely notice a less smoke flavor. Should we say lesson learned. So next time one will make sure that all is well before retiring.

Warren

For sure, since I had it I’ve had the opposite problem with the AMNPS burning up quick. I move my smoker from my normal place and later today I moved back similar to how I had it. Don’t know if the airflow had anything to do with it, so who knows?

 

[Thomas The Tank]

Pork is at 190 so throwing in the fatty now. Did it jalapeño popper style with sausage cream cheese, bacon bits, mozzarella and a bit of shredded cheddar. We shall see how this turns out.

 

[Thomas The Tank]

Finished product! Everything was phenomenal!