Stupidity

[krj]

Was browsing imgur today and came across this. I can't even deal with how dumb this is. Honestly, this is what keeps me up at night thinking about first time cookers trying their hand at this hobby. They find this crap info and turn out something horrible, and then just give up completely. That scares me.

 

[motolife313]

Looks like a decent guide to get someone started to me.

 

[Smiller15]

Looks like a decent guide to get someone started to me.

I'd still say I'm a novice but even as so I know offhand I leave my brisket on until about 195 internal temp and pork butt around 200. Haven't really tried a lot of other things on that list yet.

 

[krj]

Looks like a decent guide to get someone started to me.

You might wanna look at the finished temps again. You want people cooking a brisket to 175 or butts to 165? Are these the "safe" doneness temps? Yes, but those temps are far and away from what those cuts need to be brought to.

 

[motolife313]

Ya the brisket and butt was a little off lol. Everything else is close so it ain’t that bad

 

[HalfSmoked]

Depends on how you look at it pork butt for slicing and not pulled would be a little over cooked as 145 is new guide line. Poultry breast 165 is good legs and thighs no so as said depends on what your doing.

Warren

 

[ristau5741]

the bone in chicken to 165 bothers me. s/b 175 just to be on the safe side. Boneless chicken at 165 should be ok.

whole chicken at 210 for 4 hours, to 165. not realistic. other stuff looks fairly good tho

 

[bregent]

Most of it sounds reasonable, although not the way most of us here prefer to cook it. 165 for sliceable pork butt certainly works. I've had brisket in some parts of the US that was sliced very thin and still not fall apart tender, so cooking to 175F would probably get you there. All the chicken looks fine, though I prefer dark meat a little higher.

The only thing that I think would not work at all is the beef ribs. No way they'll be done in 3-4 hours at 225. They would be safe to eat, if you could manage to gnaw them off the bone, but not enjoyable.

 

[Medina Joe]

It not to far off. Quoting the great Forest Gump. (Stupid is a Stupid does).

 

[Bearcarver]

Was browsing imgur today and came across this. I can't even deal with how dumb this is. Honestly, this is what keeps me up at night thinking about first time cookers trying their hand at this hobby. They find this crap info and turn out something horrible, and then just give up completely. That scares me.

Yup, This is what happens when people get all of their knowledge from reading, and then come here & think they know everything. There are a lot of Awesome Meat Smokers on this forum, & I'd take most of their advice before I'd go by what it says on some Web Site.

Bear

 

[chopsaw]

This is what happens when people get all of their knowledge from reading,

It's everywhere . To much reading , not enough doin .