Low and Slow Cookbook

[WvQ]

I used this cookbook when I started learning how to smoke meat. Now I wonder if I've outgrown it, maybe? The question I have for those with experience, is it necessary to turn Pork Butt over every hour of the cook? Do most of you just leave it and watch the fire? To clarify I use a side firebox cooker and to this point have followed this method only.

[TroyA65]

No need to flip.

[Gilstarr]

I see no need to flip every hour with a side firebox, maybe one time during the cook if that.. you'll find different ways the more you cook...Good luck!

[Bigrolltide1877]

I never flip a boston butt i always put fat side down and i wrap it in foil but i leave the top open for a couple of hours then i wrap it tightly and through it back on the smoker to finish cooking. I also have a offset smoker.

[DownHomeQue]

you mean offset? lol andI have never flipped a butt or Briskett.. i just leave the cooking chamber door closed and tend to the fire... Start checking it at the 6 hour mark.. for larger cuts 4 hour for smaller cuts..

[Wesman61]

I've cooked more butts than I can count on a Traeger and never flipped them. When I got Low and Slow I tried it on my offset and wasn't too thrilled with the finished product. I wasn't as tender. I would definitely suggest trying other methods for learning purposes. Myron Mixon and Chris Lilly come to mind.

[---k---]

I love that book. Best book for beginners.

I have stopped doing many of his techniques. Partly because I'm lazy and partly because I didn't find them to add significant benefit.

I typically don't flip. I do find that one flip can be beneficial around 2/3 of the way through, to get more even cooking and speed things up. But yet, I typically don't do it because I just put the meat on go to bed. It is within 60 minutes of being done when I get up and check it for the first time.

I also have given up spritzing. It can add another layer of flavor, but I just don't have need for another layer of flavor. It does noting for moisture.

[WvQ]

Originally Posted by Wesman61

I've cooked more butts than I can count on a Traeger and never flipped them. When I got Low and Slow I tried it on my offset and wasn't too thrilled with the finished product. I wasn't as tender. I would definitely suggest trying other methods for learning purposes. Myron Mixon and Chris Lilly come to mind.

Well getting more experience and buying Myron Mixon's book has helped me improve my cook, but Low and Slow got my foot in the door.

[Bludawg]

I put it on close the door and I don't see it again for at least 7 hrs.

[dwfisk]

Hey, but hang on to that book, its an antique and gonna be worth more than you paid for it!

[Wesman61]

Originally Posted by WvQ

Well getting more experience and buying Myron Mixon's book has helped me improve my cook, but Low and Slow got my foot in the door.

Same here. I just meant smoking a butt and flipping it etc didn't wow me with better results. I've smoked lots of chicken and ribs and learned my offset a lot better because of the book. I love all the lessons on marinades and sauces. I've definitely got my money's worth out of it. Funny thing is I pulled it out just this morning because I am going to smoke something for some friends who are up from California Sat.

[oldbill]

I would only flip if the heat source is close to one side of the meat, otherwise it would just stay where it's at throughout the cook.

[IrondeQuer]

I picked up the book last year when I caught the addiction and really enjoyed it. I never really saw the need for flipping the meat except in the case oldbill noted.

My family still asks for that Mojo Criollo Chicken.