sub333 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hi everyone, I'm Stu from Berkhamsted. I bought my first-ever smoker this weekend – a ProQ Frontier Elite –and have been getting stuck in! Seasoned it on Saturday, then tried slow-cook pork shoulder yesterday. Didn't start with enough fuel, as struggled to get beyond 225˚, even with all vents open – a lesson learned! Bought a cold smoke generator, too, as I fancy doing some smoked salmon and a few other bits. I've watched plenty of stuff online, from the likes of Baby Back Maniac and Aaron Franklin, and the amazingribs website – I clearly have a lot to learn, but I can't wait to get stuck in! Thanks, Stu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hi Stu and welcome to the forum. I have a ProQ frontier as well. What temp were you trying to reach to cook your Pork Shoulder. Maintaining 225F is what I usually aim for when cooking Lo&Slo? Cold Smoke Generator works well with the ProQ. Just microwave the dust in a bowl for 30 seconds before adding it to the generator, removes any moisture that might be in the dust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hi. Good man . Look at some of the cold smoke threads on salmon and cheese. I have learnt loads and am super confident on these. All derived from this forum over the last 12 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub333 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, sotv said: Hi Stu and welcome to the forum. I have a ProQ frontier as well. What temp were you trying to reach to cook your Pork Shoulder. Maintaining 225F is what I usually aim for when cooking Lo&Slo? Cold Smoke Generator works well with the ProQ. Just microwave the dust in a bowl for 30 seconds before adding it to the generator, removes any moisture that might be in the dust Hello! I thought I should get it at 275˚, at least for a few hours, but it wouldn't go above 225˚, and hovered between 200-225 after 4hrs or so. Was on for 7hrs in total, but I guess it needed another 3-4 easily. But I put nowhere near enough briquettes in to start with, which would explain things. And if the water pan was too full, would that affect it? I used cold water, too, rather than hot (probably another rookie error). Thanks for tip re dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Welcome to the forum Sub.... Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Water will defitely keep temp down (which may be desirable of course) as when it eventually evaporates the temp rises. Number of briquettes too. In WSM i use minion method so lots of briquettes. Also consider sand in bowl. There are threads on this in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi and welcome to the group. Plenty of help on here mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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