Question

[JLeonard]

The wife picked this and a couple of small tenderloins up at Aldi’s today. Thinking of putting them in the smoker Sunday. What would be the best way to cook this? It’s 2.5 lbs. thanks in advance.

 

[jlozo21]

Low and slow, IMO! 225-250 indirect heat until it probes tender (you stick a probe in and there is no resistance)....temps 195-205ish

 

[Fueling Around]

Yup treat it as a regular shoulder.
I wouldn't add anything as the label says it is rubbed and pumped.

Are the tenderloins naked or have they been ... enhanced?

 

[jcam222]

Low and slow or hot and far just cook it to around 190F to 205F ,,probe tender. You can wrap in foil or put in a foil pan and cover right with foil when it stalls at 165F. I do my butts hot and fast now. I cook at 275F and even cruise up to 300 after wrapped.

 

[civilsmoker]

This is what comes to my mind.....Since that shoulder is smaller I would aim for 275 and not wrap it....I like bark and the smaller size will mean a shorter cook and therefore at 275 it shouldn’t stall much or at all and you will get a better bark. It will also be a shorter cook....Again since it is smaller I think I would only take it to 190-193 and just serve it as larger chunks/thick sliced parts (I like more texture to my pork)....or mid thick slices on a open faced toasted roll with some picked red onion and slaw.......Dang you I’m now hungry at bed time!!!

 

[JLeonard]

Thanks guys! Fueling Around yeah the tenderloins are enhanced. She got a bunch of different stuff to put on the smoker for us to eat on during the week. Just too darn hot to run the oven and I work 12hrs days all week. So its easy to just nuke it.
civilsmoker yeah I know......Hate looking at this forum at bedtime.....Always gets me hungry.

 

[chopsaw]

That's gonna be a juicy hunk of meat . Injected with sodium phosphate . I've had 3 and 4 pound hunks take as long as a bigger one .
Depending on the fat in that thing I'd be tempted to take it to a lower temp and slice it .
Wondering if it's rolled and tied or intact muscle . Be watching .

 

[JLeonard]

chopsaw yeah kinda what im wondering too. I'll be posting pics tmorw.