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Dug Silverman

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Life hack
« on: February 13, 2023, 11:34:26 PM »
This won’t apply to everyone, only to people in cold states, and only in the winter.
But here goes: I really didn’t want to get up at 3:00am to put in the Valentines pork butt. Especially since it’s supposed to be 8 degrees outside by then. So I thought, rather than have the butt taking up space in the fridge, I’ll put it in the smoker, along with the wood chunks and apple juice. Then set stage one at 38 degrees on stage one for six hours, using a tiny amount of heat to keep everything from freezing, then begin the cook with stage 2. Maybe this is common practice, but I’m feeling pretty sharp.

old sarge

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2023, 12:36:00 AM »
That is certainly novel idea. Let us know how it goes.  And welcome to the forum.
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Dug Silverman

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2023, 11:05:46 PM »
Turned out awesome. Wish I would have started it a couple hours earlier, but it was worth the wait. I’ll be using this method again for sure.

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2023, 11:19:37 PM »
Good to hear.
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Jag

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2023, 07:54:28 PM »
That is a great idea!!

MudFarm

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2023, 07:25:42 AM »
It is a great hack! I do that often during my Wisconsin winters and sleep like a baby without having to start cooks in the middle of the night.
Justin from Wisconsin
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Jag

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Re: Life hack
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2023, 03:51:37 PM »
I've done it twice now!!  Great Idea!!