Started in oven at 450* for 30 minutes, then into 250* smoker to finish, about 2.5 hours more IIRC. Letting it rest gives a consistent MR from edge to edge.
Just a plain rub of garlic salt, cayenne, and black pepper. And a little hickory for smoke, like 2oz.
In the past, after soaking in aujus for a day or so, these come out tasting just like Boars Head roast beef. Not a bad piece of meat for $2 a pound. And little waste as they hardly shrink at all.
And I did the Atkins thing a few years ago too, and it worked great, and for the most part I've kept the weight off. So I figured I'd express my mid-life crisis in a positive manner and lose some weight rather than getting a hot girlfriend or a Porsche. Although if the weight loss goes well, one of those might still be in the cards.
Which would have a lower long term cost I wonder?
I've been checking out Mainely Dave's site trying to get myself psyched up for about a month now. He lost 60+ lbs when he bought his smoker and he documented all his Splenda recipes really well.
Mainely Dave's