Grumply

After being stood up for dinner last night, I was grumpy today. Going to Wegmans helped a little but when we got home and I started my "pulled" pork things went south pretty fast.

My new digital thermometer was broken (it was definitely not 190 degrees in the apartment or 160 outside). I left it on hoping that it would magically recalibrate and I would be able to use it. (of course that didn't work) so a few hours after starting the roast in the slow cooker I went to the closest store that would likely have a meat thermometer. The new one told me that the roast was cooking too slowly, it would never be done.

I cranked up the heat to Medium to no avail. Finally around 8 I cut the shoulder in half and threw it in the oven. It was done in another hour. I pulled it for a few minutes when I decided that I was tired and was not going to get it all done anyway. I threw it in the fridge. It smelled great for the first few hours but after hours of smelling it cook I was so sick of it, I just couldn't smell it any more. Hopefully it will pull cold, otherwise we will just have to eat the fattier, cut as is. Somehow I do not think that will be nearly as good.

I will try it again but make some changes;

- a much smaller cut of meat, maybe a tenderloin (less fat)
- have all ingredients ahead of time, then I can start it early
- cook it in the oven, the cut was too big for the slow cooker, I think

Wish me luck!