Playing With Fire

| June 2, 2004

Yesterday I fired up my smoker. The pork shoulder was brined and seasoned/rubbed, the weather was perfect, and I had a real hankerin’ for barbecue. About an hour into the cooking, I noticed that smoke was not issuing forth as it ought to have done. A glance at the thermometer showed the temperature was falling. […]

Smokin’: Epilogue

| July 6, 2003

I began the day yesterday with a bit over 10 pounds of brined, uncooked pork. After cooking, there were about 8 pounds of barbecue for the party last night. I didn’t think we’d need it all, and I was right. 15 people ate about 6 pounds of barbecue – almost half a pound each. I’d […]