So I 'smoked' a pork 'butt' yesterday for the 4th following Aaron Franklin's YouTube recipe but using a smoke box on a gas grill (it's what I got for now, saving up for a Yoder Smoker so I know its not 'true' smoking hence the air quotes)
It came out ok, but I did not get the black bark on the outside that he did in the video. Any ideas as to potentially why? It was cooked on a rack over a drain pan, and got rave reviews, I just noticed the bark just wasn't there. I'm wondering if my temp gauge is not off a little bit and while it was done, just didn't get what it needed to form it.
Just thought I'd see if any of you pork savants had any ideas, its something I'd like to try again because it was devoured by our party guests, just didn't look the way I thought it would.
It came out ok, but I did not get the black bark on the outside that he did in the video. Any ideas as to potentially why? It was cooked on a rack over a drain pan, and got rave reviews, I just noticed the bark just wasn't there. I'm wondering if my temp gauge is not off a little bit and while it was done, just didn't get what it needed to form it.
Just thought I'd see if any of you pork savants had any ideas, its something I'd like to try again because it was devoured by our party guests, just didn't look the way I thought it would.