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Pork shoulder smoking on a Traeger pellet grill for classic pulled pork

Published 2/3/2021

The First Smoke

It started at 4:43am, in 10-degree weather, under a full moon, with a Traeger Pro 780 and an eight-pound pork shoulder.

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