The pork butts were in the smoker for about 5 hours, which is the point the coal pan usually fills up with ash and it conks out. True to form, long about 19:30 the smoker started to cool off and wouldn't come back to temp. I pulled the pork out and put it in a 200-degree oven... and went to bed ( Read more... )

The first lobe of turkey breast is out of the smoker, after a couple of hours over oak and fruitwood. It's mahogany and smooth and smells wonderful. It looks so good we decided to put another piece in the smoker for sandwiches. The third piece will be roasted off tomorrow ( Read more... )