Traeger Help

onpoint456

We are at a lake house this week and there is a Traeger. Lucky me. I have a 7.5lbs pork shoulder to smoke but no thermometer. Should I just plan for 1.5 hour per pound and pull?

Langner91

I would go with the fork method.  When a fork slides in like a warm knife in butter and comes out clean, pull it!

If it is a bone-in roast, when you can twist the bone, you are there!

onpoint456

Thanks, no bone. I'll need to plan since Ill be out on the lake most of the day but I assume it won't be less than 1 hour per pound.

pgprescott

Temperature is temperature. What do you normally do? Good thing is you can’t hardly screw up a butt. Crank to 300 if you want. 

Photo Egg

Like always, a pork butt will hold and rest for several hours and just get better.
I find that my pellet grill cooks a little faster than my Eggs. The fan forced air works somewhat like a convection cooker. 

PS…newer travel w/o an instant read thermometer. Really.

onpoint456

Thanks for all the help.

"PS…newer travel w/o an instant read thermometer. Really."

I know, I know. MIL said she was going to do all of the dinners this trip so I didn't bring any tools. When we got here, there was the pellet smoker. I can't help myself but hijack at least one dinner 

pgprescott

onpoint456 said:

Thanks for all the help.

"PS…newer travel w/o an instant read thermometer. Really."

I know, I know. MIL said she was going to do all of the dinners this trip so I didn't bring any tools. When we got here, there was the pellet smoker. I can't help myself but hijack at least one dinner 

You can buy a slow cheap one at any store.