When I'm doing a butt I wrap (and add honey and lots of butter) at around 150F, it helps get through the stall and tbqh, after about 4 hours the meat has absorbed about as much smoke as it's going to.
I did try something interesting today though, I tried to use my offset to cold smoke a piece of cheese. Ask me more if you are interested.
I tried putting a piece of cream cheese with it it was pretty good but not worth all the hype. What did you do?
What did you do?
Last night at my local pub the owners girlfriend asked me if I could smoke cheese in my offset but I replied that I wasn't sure. I went home and looked around on the web and didn't find anything helpful so today I put a little block of Parmesan cheese on the middle rack and made the teeny tiniest fire that I could (just to generate smoke, no heat) in the firebox.
The trick to cold smoking is that the temp has to stay under 90F which on a sunny day like today was is difficult but now moving deeper into fall and soon winter I have found that cold smoking is most certainly possible on an offset.
The fact of the matter is that I really, really, really want to make my own bacon and when I do I will put up a guide on how I did it.
How did it turn out Tag me when you do your bacon
I know a guy that smokes cheese and uses something like this. Fill it with pellets and you’re good to go. https://images.pellet-grills.biz/l-m/pellet-smoker-tube-12-stainless-steel-tube-v-3929452753.jpg
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