yeahi know the bark forms during the cooking process on the smoker. What I meant was, once it goes into the cooler to rest, it seems to soften up the bark and is more like skin.Any "bark" will be formed before you pull and rest it. All the towel/cooler resting does is let the fatty juices render out into the meat to get it really tender (It actually continues to cook in the cooler!). As far as using a lot of charcoal, you won't have to use so much when the outside temps get higher. At least I hope so. We're in the same neck of the woods and I did a pastrami on my new offset Sunday and really burned through the charcoal & wood! Bring on the warm weather, please!
Dan
That I can't tell you, mkriet. Maybe someone will chime in. We're not that cocerned with bark for PP.yeahi know the bark forms during the cooking process on the smoker. What I meant was, once it goes into the cooler to rest, it seems to soften up the bark and is more like skin.
Im looking for a harder bark. I've already done some research and noticed I may not have gave it enough sugar for the caramelization I was looking for.
I was more curious to know if the bark will stay "barky" if I wrap and place in the cooler.
Great looking PP!
PPP= points for pulled pork.
Disco
I never put mine in a cooler! I pull pork off smoker at 195 and wrap in foil and wrap in 2 beach towels. Let sit 2 hrs and the bark is AMAZING! The best part IMO! Hope this helps! if you put in a cooler it will continue to cook! At 195 my pork is absolute perfect!
Depends on what smoker I am using if I use electric I do not wrap at all if I am using my big all wood smoker then yes I do wrap because I think it gets to crunchy of a bark on it! But that is just my opinion! Any other questions just ask man !