One of my favorite foods turned out perfect! Though, I did not read the package carefully; not one drum. 😬

If you’ve never had Berkshire pork, I highly recommend that you do.

Crispy, smoky, and packed with heat!

Slow-smoked Jerk Pork Belly rendered to absolute perfection over Duraflame charlogs with sweet wood smoke. Here is how to make it:

Ingredients

Whole pork belly (skin-on)

Wet Jamaican Jerk marinade

Dry Jamaican Jerk seasoning

Wood chunks (mesquite, post oak, or pimento wood)

Instructions

Prep & Marinate: Cut slits into the meat side of the pork belly to allow maximum flavor penetration. Generously coat the meat side with wet Jamaican Jerk marinade. Seal using the vacuum sealer marinate mode and rest overnight in the refrigerator.

Setup the Grill: Prepare a Weber Kettle for indirect cooking equipped with the LavaLock FireDial. Light one full chimney of Duraflame charlogs, then place unlit charlogs on the grill along with your choice of wood chunks to set up a slow burn. Target a dome temperature of 300°F–350°F.

Remove the pork belly from the marinade and season the skin side with dry Jamaican Jerk seasoning.

Place the pork belly meat side down over indirect heat. Flip the belly every 20-30 minutes, completing 3 full flips (1.5 hours total cook time).

Wrap the pork belly tightly in peach butcher paper. Return it to the grill for another 30 minutes (or until probe-tender).

Let rest briefly, slice or chop into thick slabs or bites, and enjoy!

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I feel like I did everything right, but maybe the gray band was thicker than it should be? I dry brined for 24 hours, smoked it until 110°f, let it rest 10ish mins while I fired up the grill to about 400° for a quick sear, but I feel like there is more gray band then there should be. I was shooting for medium rare, but it ended up medium-ish. Tasted great and will do it again in a heartbeat, but where can I do better?

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It’s chili season yall! Cheers. 🍻

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Still trying to figure out what actually matters most when choosing one.

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Winter is coming and I didn't want rain and snow to end the season, so I had the balcony enclosed with glass sliding windows. And of course that brought a problem called carbon monoxide.

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So I'm curious: is anyone here doing something similar? Grilling in an enclosed or semi-enclosed space and dealing with exhaust and CO? I'd love to compare notes, and honest criticism is welcome, especially on safety.

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Delicious!