Smoked pork shoulder, first try.

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I looked at these 2 today. Which is better? Gas or electric. Kim

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Cool thread guys. I just started doing some smoking in a cheap charcoal grill setup I borrowed from the in-laws.
I don’t sauce the pulled pork until it’s already pulled and ready to eat. This way, anyone eating it can use the sauce they prefer.
I leave the fat cap on but I cut slices through it. This way the smoke and heat gets through and the fat cap basted the meat as it melts away.
I keep a drip pan under the meat to catch all juices. When it reaches temperature, I wrap well in foil and towels as others mentioned and place in an old plastic cooler. This helps retain juices. Rest for an hour or so this way.
When it comes out of the cooler you can pull it apart with forks and scrape off the fat as you go. Discard extra fat.
Last is something a friend told me about. All the saved juices are covered and refrigerated over night. Next day you can scrape the fat off with a spoon and discard it. The remainder is actual flavorful juice with not much fat. Heat this juice in a sauce pan. Heat the pulled pork in the oven just until it’s no longer cold. Don’t cook it or it dries out. Pour the heated juices back into the warmed pulled pork and stir or toss it all together.
Now it’s ready for any sauces and eating!
 
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An easy one to do is bacon wrapped sausage. Just wrap your favorite fully cooked Kielbasa, Polish sausage, or smoked sausage in bacon completely and smoke it or grill it until the bacon looks done enough for you. After it’s done you slice it into bite size pieces and enjoy.
Don’t over pay for bacon. I tried some thicker really good bacon and it usually wants fall off the sausage. Regular cheap bacon sticks to the sausage better. Use tooth picks to help hold it if needed.
Can’t find the picture but it’s good.
 
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