Hey All,
From what I have read on SMF, meat is unpredictable but today's cook really took me by surprise. So I am smoking a shoulder to use for pulled pork sliders on Christmas Eve. I am making a bunch of other dishes but I had to sneak something smoked in there so I figured they would make a nice appetizer. It's a little under 8 lbs and I am cooking it with propane in my masterbuilt. I was making so much other food for the holidays, so I planned to put the shoulder on at 8:00 am and then throw some baby backs on a few hours later for dinner. Well I think it will take anywhere from 12-14 hours for the shoulder and I really didn't want to foil it. Well I gave in when it stalled at 163 for 5 hours or more... So I wrapped it up with some apple juice and prayed for the best...it goes up to 165 and sat there for 2 hours... Return of the stall! At midnight I brought it inside and put it In the oven at 250. It finally got to 200 at 2:30am... A total of 18.5 hours. It was my first true grind it out smoking experience and it was grueling. It was unusually warm today and I my temp never went out of the 225-250 the whole smoke so I was so shocked it took so long... The one time I opened the door during the stall I probes it with 5 different thermometers and they all confirmed my nightmare haha. Well it was worth it in the end... Here's some pics of the ends result
I couldn't stop eating it! Probably not the best idea to eat half a pound of pork before bed haha
From what I have read on SMF, meat is unpredictable but today's cook really took me by surprise. So I am smoking a shoulder to use for pulled pork sliders on Christmas Eve. I am making a bunch of other dishes but I had to sneak something smoked in there so I figured they would make a nice appetizer. It's a little under 8 lbs and I am cooking it with propane in my masterbuilt. I was making so much other food for the holidays, so I planned to put the shoulder on at 8:00 am and then throw some baby backs on a few hours later for dinner. Well I think it will take anywhere from 12-14 hours for the shoulder and I really didn't want to foil it. Well I gave in when it stalled at 163 for 5 hours or more... So I wrapped it up with some apple juice and prayed for the best...it goes up to 165 and sat there for 2 hours... Return of the stall! At midnight I brought it inside and put it In the oven at 250. It finally got to 200 at 2:30am... A total of 18.5 hours. It was my first true grind it out smoking experience and it was grueling. It was unusually warm today and I my temp never went out of the 225-250 the whole smoke so I was so shocked it took so long... The one time I opened the door during the stall I probes it with 5 different thermometers and they all confirmed my nightmare haha. Well it was worth it in the end... Here's some pics of the ends result
I couldn't stop eating it! Probably not the best idea to eat half a pound of pork before bed haha