Prep Time: 3+ hours | Cook Time: 3+ hours | Serves: 8
Dinner » Pork » American

 
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I saw this recipe on Good Eats a while back and being a big fan of BBQ, I've always wanted to give it a try. What we're looing at here is a slow-cooked pork shoulder which marinates overnight, and then cooks all day. I've done something similar before with ribs on a charcoal grill and swore I'd never do it again (try keeping charcoal at 240F for 8 hours, ugh what a pain). The gimick here is you use a cheap homemade electric smoker. No fuss no muss! Let's start with that.

So we've got a 17" terra cotta pot ($12) and a 16" terra cotta bowl ($11), a 15" replacement char-broil grill ($5), and some sort of electric burner / hotplate ($20). Do *not* buy the one pictured here from K-Mart (more below). You'll also need a grill thermometer if you don't have one already. While you're at Home Depot, pick up some wood chips. I used Hickory.
   
 
Step 1:

-- Don't get a square one. A 10" x 10" square burner requires a 14.1" diameter hole. You want something about 10" round.
-- Get one that is adjustable, but not with a thermostat. You want one that just varies the power to the burner, not turns it on and off