So on a pellet smoker, like the Traeger I have, it works flawlessly. I can control the temperature from my phone, so let's say you go to sleep at 10pm, and your brisket is going, but in 4 hours, you want to lower the temp. Set a target time, OR target temp, and it'll beep, and you can lower it in bed and go back to sleep.whitehops wrote:zeebneeb wrote:Heres the beauty of it. To plan for a 1PM start, I like to lower the temperature sub 200°f, like around 170°. You can smoke something for 10-15 hours if you want. I will put something on the smoker, let's say around 11pm, let that baby smoke(let's say a pork butt)for 8 hours so I sleep well, then get up, out it in a foil pan, add more seasoning, stick of butter and brown sugar, then add some apple juice around the butt for an amazing au jus, wrap it, put it on super smoke, and let it go another 5 hours until gametime.
That puppy will melt practically, and putting that on nachos is so good its criminal.
Just got to plan ahead! Plus you can add some veggies for fixings of you want.
that actually sounds amazing. is it hard to manage the heat if you're not attending it overnight or does it not make a big difference?
The heat is always within 5 degrees of what you've set.
It also has pellet percentage, so you'll know when to add some more. You can also set it to just keep the food warm as well, when its done, or turn it off.
Like I said, it is without a doubt, the easiest way to smoke meat known to man.
