Bought both your BBQ book and Maverick thermometer off ebay…both have brought my smoking up a notch, for sure….question for you, having a local sale on pork shoulder, usually get on sale for $0.99/lb for ten pounders but a local Chinese market selling smaller cuts 4-5 lbs for $0.59/lb…saw them today and they have the fat cap on them, but the butcher will not cut me a 8-10 lb one, just offering what is out there…never smoked something this small, worried it may dry out, any advice? Sale ends this weekend so if good want a few of these suckers….thanks
bob
No… the smaller pork shoulders should not dry out faster. Just be sure to follow the directions in the book and you should be OK. Of course, you would not cook them as long as an 8 lb shoulder. Just watch your internal meat temperature and cooking time (1 – 1.5 hours per lb) and it should turn out good.
Bill