Two questions from new egger?

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Two things I see repeatedly...[p]1) What is the exact difference between direct and indirect cooking? This weekend I did a pork butt with v-rack and drip pan...was that indirect simply because the pan was between the coals and meat?[p]2) What is a smoke ring?[p]Thanks very much.

nikkig

biglabmaggie,
Indirect cooking is simply putting something between the fire and the food. Some people use their platesetter or pizza stone, or firebricks, or ir can be just a drip pan. I am in the group that uses just a drip pan, and I just use disposable foil pans. The only thing I use my platesetter and pizza stone for is pizza.[p]The smoke ring is the pink or red ring around the outside of the meat after it has been smoked. From what I understand, it is simply just a chemical reaction between the meat and the smoke. The link is to a picture of a meatloaf with an exceptional smoke ring. [p]~nikki
[ul][li]Meatloaf Smoke Ring[/ul]