I picked up a pork tenderloin earlier in the week with the hopes of firing up the Primo sometime and doing my first "smoke." It's been so windy that I've been hesitant firing up but today's the day!
The day definitely got ahead of me and I actually didn't even eat breakfast - I know, that's not good. When I finally did manage to eat, I had some left-over grilled chicken and brown rice.
Honestly, I don't really remember much between lunch and dinner because I was so stoked to smoke my first meal on the Primo. I found a (what looked to be a) good rub online and had to go to Kroger to pick up some of the spices. Mixed everything up, rubbed the pork down real nice, put it back in the fridge and let it sit for a few hours.
Got the Primo heated up to 300 on one side and had the firebox divider in so I could do the smoking on the other. Sliced up some veggies (broccoli, squash, jalepeno, red and green bell pepper, and an onion) and threw it on the direct side while the pork was on the indirect side. After about 20 minutes, I flipped the pork over just so both sides could be on the grate and get some grill marks.
I took the loin off when it hit 145 and immediately wrapped it in foil and let it get to 150. It was still too "rare" for the Mrs. so I actually had to put it back on the grill. Once it finally hit 155, I brought it back in and it was perfect. I think next time I may just do it over the direct side to see what happens.
Everything turned out great - we were all happy - but I am still super hungry. Guess I'm burning that fat off!
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