Smoking shoulder in aluminum foil pan questions

[ralphbrown05]

I'm doing a family get together this weekend and I'm doin 2 shoulders but I wanna try to smoke them in foil pans...has anyone done this? What was your outcome?

 

[tank]

I have done it with good results.  I simply add a half pan cooling rack to the bottom of my foil pan.  I got the idea from BearCarver.  Here is a link to amazon .  Just make sure the rack will fit your pan.  This keeps the butt out of the juices but catches everything.  You might loose a little of the smokeness but to be honest I can't tell much of a difference.  I just tend to use a stronger flavor of wood like hickory or mesquitte.  I have done this 3-4 times now all with great results.  Plus the clean up is a breeze.

 

[sqwib]

Yep keep it off the bottom.

I usually place it on the grates and a pan below, your gonna want to remove the grease from the drippings or your PP will be greasy.

That sounds nasty "PP to greasy"

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[SmokinAl]

Like they said, it works fine. You just don't get quite as much smoke on it.

 

[jirodriguez]

I usually run without the pan till the butts get to 165, then into the pan and cover with foil. Works great.