My whole pork shoulder plan fell apart when my main smoker gave out on a Friday

I had a big family thing on Saturday and was going to smoke a 12 pound shoulder overnight. Around 10 PM, my old offset just stopped holding heat, the fire kept going out. I had to move everything to my little kettle grill at midnight and basically babysit it with tiny charcoal feeds every hour. The bark was a bit soft, but the meat was still good, just a close call. Anyone ever had to do a full emergency swap like that mid cook?

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matthew_wilson2222d ago

Man, that's a true nightmare scenario. Honestly, the fact you pulled it off at all is a win. I always keep a cheap electric hot plate and a big disposable aluminum pan in the garage just for this. If everything goes down, you can at least braise the thing to finish it off and save the meat, even if you lose the smoke.

palmer.henry21d ago

But isn't that just giving up on real barbecue?