I have the Big Chief smoker box going today....I guess I need to take my winter insulation board off :mrgreen:, I have to have the lid blocked up to keep it down to 120°.
I try to keep the temp about 120° for 2 hours, then ramp up to 150°'ish to finish. This was seasoned with Florida Seasoned Pepper from Penzeys. The label lists Tellicherry black pepper, citric acid, lemon peel, garlic, orange peel and onion. It's coarse...
I did sort of a double dose.....I did put some on before the dry cure (which went 8 or 9 hours), then after rinsing, I re-seasoned with the pepper while it was resting in the fridge.