Where to stick it in the meat?

Started by mitchf350, December 30, 2010, 04:48:27 PM

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mitchf350

Im about to put a pork shoulder in the smoker. Where should I stick my mavrick probe? Will it be a problem if I stick it through the fat cap?

classicrockgriller

You can go thru the fat cap.

Make sure you are in solid meat.

Don't touch the bone and don't let the probe tip end

in the soft tissue (collagen) of the butt.

ArnieM

Do as CRG said.  When it seems done, try the probe in a few other places.
-- Arnie

Where there's smoke, there's food.

Habanero Smoker

I generally place my in the deepest part of the butt. If it is bone-in just behind the shoulder blade.

Towards the end of the following article, it gives suggestions on thermometer placement for various cuts of meat.
When Is Meat Done



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