HEEELLPPP!!!!!
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HEEELLPPP!!!!!
I'm confused.......I have a small (1.2kg) pork shoulder joint (no bone) on the smoker. It's been there for around 5 hours and still won't hit above 157F. According to the recipes in "Smoke n Spice" pork shoulder needs about 1.5jours per pound which would mean this shoulder should be done in 4 hours.
Should I be cooking to time or temperature??????
Should I be cooking to time or temperature??????
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Hi Lozart,
It's normal for a shoulder to stall at 160f & sit there a while, sometimes even drop a little in temp. You just have to open a beer & sit it out, (I assume your meat thermometer is accurate), if your really worried, i understand you can cover it in foil for the remainder of the cook, this should speed things up, but i believe this does not help the bark on the outside.
I always cook to temp rather than time, & pork shoulder is 195f internal temp.
I guess thats why it's called low & slow cooking.
Good luck
It's normal for a shoulder to stall at 160f & sit there a while, sometimes even drop a little in temp. You just have to open a beer & sit it out, (I assume your meat thermometer is accurate), if your really worried, i understand you can cover it in foil for the remainder of the cook, this should speed things up, but i believe this does not help the bark on the outside.
I always cook to temp rather than time, & pork shoulder is 195f internal temp.
I guess thats why it's called low & slow cooking.
Good luck
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Cool, cheers Novice!
I foiled it just after I made that last post and it has indeed risen nicely (179F as we speak).
Note to self......leave more time next time!!!!!
I foiled it just after I made that last post and it has indeed risen nicely (179F as we speak).
Note to self......leave more time next time!!!!!
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Unfortunately you'll never be able to predict the length of the stall. It can vary massively
I always leave plenty of time to spare, I can hold pork in the cooler for a good 3 hours.
I always leave plenty of time to spare, I can hold pork in the cooler for a good 3 hours.
steveheyes- Burger Flipper
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Sounds good, make sure your thermometer isn't in a pocket of fat or something as well, I've had it in the past where the meat can be all up to temp, apart from a small pocket where my thermometer happened to be, you can sit there all day waiting, when it's actually already done.
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Well, I took it off the smoker when it finally hit 181F at around 10:30 last night......
Let it rest a while and pulled enough to make a sandwich! It was worth the wait. Shame it was so late though, we ended up ordering pizza we got so hungry! Still....at least I know for next time.
Let it rest a while and pulled enough to make a sandwich! It was worth the wait. Shame it was so late though, we ended up ordering pizza we got so hungry! Still....at least I know for next time.
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