Anytime Pork Roast Recipe

Smoked a 5 lb. pork roast following the instructions. Brined with apple juice, salt, maple syrup and water 5 hours before smoking. Applied mustard and my special rub. Total smoke time was about 3.5 hours. Incredibly moist and tender. Apple pellets left a mild smoke flavor. Probably best pork roast I’ve ever eaten.

This is an excellent recipe and the roast is so moist. Although the cooking time is more than is suggested. We added a chilli burbon sauce to it.

I tried this recipe last night. Didn't have the Traeger brand rub, so I used an alternative pork rub that I got from a local grocer. Used "Simply" brand apple juice, and a pork roast from Costco. Used Oak pellets because that's what I had.

After smoking it for an hour I turned it up as instructed. When the smoker hit 350 degrees I started my timer for 40 min. When the timer went off the roast probe only registered 140 degrees or so. Watched it for another 40 minutes or so and eventually took it off at 167 degrees. Cook time was actually over 2 1/2 hours. Because I had guests waiting I didn't let the meat rest like I wanted.

The description says "fall apart" which was not the case. It sliced up very well, as I would have expected from an oven roast, and was very juicy. Texture was pretty good. There was a nice mild smoky flavor, especially in that 1/4 inch along the outside of the roast. Overall it was an enjoyable meal, but it didn't really blow my hair back.

If I try again, I'll plan for more time, will probably cook it to a higher temperature, and let it rest more.