thegizzard
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2012
- Location
- Charlott...
I followed a recipe I found online (btw.. is there a reason why I cannot search Q-talk?) Anyway... I had to search online and found some instructions.
Recipe called for 3.5 hours and maybe wrap the last hour. I went about 4.5 hours with the last 1.5 hours wrapped in foil. Everyone was pleased.. but it was not as fall off the bone tender as I would have liked...
A couple of things I think I did wrong...
1- I did not remove the membrane... I was having a lot of trouble.. then I figured it was not worth the effort... would it have made much of a difference?
2- I felt like I could have left it in there longer. I didn't bother with a meat thermometer... but the pit temp was steady at 225-235 the whole time. It wasnt burning or anything, I felt like I should have left it in longer.. but I was out of time. So... even tho the recipe said 3.5 hours, I went 4.5 hours and it still did not fall off the bone.
Any suggestions?
Here is what it looked like before I wrapped it.
Recipe called for 3.5 hours and maybe wrap the last hour. I went about 4.5 hours with the last 1.5 hours wrapped in foil. Everyone was pleased.. but it was not as fall off the bone tender as I would have liked...
A couple of things I think I did wrong...
1- I did not remove the membrane... I was having a lot of trouble.. then I figured it was not worth the effort... would it have made much of a difference?
2- I felt like I could have left it in there longer. I didn't bother with a meat thermometer... but the pit temp was steady at 225-235 the whole time. It wasnt burning or anything, I felt like I should have left it in longer.. but I was out of time. So... even tho the recipe said 3.5 hours, I went 4.5 hours and it still did not fall off the bone.
Any suggestions?
Here is what it looked like before I wrapped it.