Food & Drink
BBQ & Grilling
Fire and smoke, slowly, until the meat gives in
This is not kitchen cooking. A cut sits at low heat for four hours or fourteen, and the job is holding the temperature in a narrow band rather than fussing with it. A probe thermometer beats any amount of instinct. The quantities are inherently large, which is why it always ends up attached to feeding people.
First stepOn a covered grill with a probe thermometer, hold a low steady fire and cook one pork shoulder until it hits the target internal temperature.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Half a day
Where
Wide range
same hobby, but cost and setting swing a long way
Why people take it up
Related guides
Try a hobby before you buy the gearStarting costs $50–300Skills
BuildsControlling heat ↗