Pork Loin

West Coast Kansan · January 27, 2007, 07:52:40 PM

There are several nice units to choose from but time test reliability and general opinion from reading here ... seems to confirm ET73 for good multipurpose use. Gives you meat IT plus Tower temps, remote.

Dont soak the probes in water.

West Coast Kansan · January 27, 2007, 07:58:14 PM

ET73 Below.
http://www.thegadgetsource.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=7843b833d134a9feb8d043228eb3b6a6&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=011502013733&Category_Code=BBQTHERMOMETERS&Product_Count=10

mavrickone · January 28, 2007, 01:09:48 AM

Hi Guys,
I just took the loin off and it looks good,part of it pulled away when I pulled it off the rack and it tasted good to me :-\ However its 2 AM so I am not too sure how good a judge I would be. I decided that I need to do one for me now! I also would like to do some chicken like you did WCK, if you wouldn't mind sending me your recipe or telling me where to find it here.
Thanks to all for the advice and help. I will be here often!

Thanks
Mav

Habanero Smoker · January 28, 2007, 03:21:04 AM

Sorry I wasn't on the boards yesterday. How did your loin come out? I hope it came out alright. If you only had a loin in the smoker six hours may have put you above the 150°F internal temperature, which would make it dry.

A meat probe is a must when smoking lean meats. As suggested the ET-73 is good. An instant read thermometer is also a good gadget to have around. Their costs can run from $10 on up. The inexpensive ones are accurate; it just that they can take up to 20 seconds to get a reading; which is not much time in the scheme of things. The dial types are much faster, but the digital is easier to read.

PigOut · January 28, 2007, 05:53:16 AM

Go with your name !! The Maverick ET-73 is a great choice like Hab said . It has 2 probes , 1 for the meat and 1 for the ambient temp of the cabinet. It also has a wireless receiver so you can moniter the temps from up to a 100ft. Here is a link.

http://www.thegadgetsource.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=tgs&Product_Code=011502013733

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Wildcat · January 28, 2007, 09:40:51 AM

I finally got a Maverick and would not trade it for anything!

West Coast Kansan · January 28, 2007, 09:56:51 AM

MavO, Is this the chicken your thinking? Certainly not mine, came from the recipe site where lots of cool stuff can be found.

http://susan.rminor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43

HabS,
I agree completely, no thermo want to know a target that would be ok without worse an undershoot issue. You are correct - again.

mavrickone · January 28, 2007, 05:42:06 PM

I just wanted to thank everyone for the advice and input. I hope to be talking to all you guys as we keep the smoke rolling!

Thanks
Mav