Same thing happened to me! I checked at the 9 hour mark and there was hardly any liquid left and meat was really dry. I used a 5lb bone in leg and wonder if the shoulder would be a better pick since it is fattier? I have an oven thermometer, temp was right at 275 F, and in a heavy bottomed Dutch oven, lid on, convection off. I agree with…
Same thing happened to me! I checked at the 9 hour mark and there was hardly any liquid left and meat was really dry. I used a 5lb bone in leg and wonder if the shoulder would be a better pick since it is fattier? I have an oven thermometer, temp was right at 275 F, and in a heavy bottomed Dutch oven, lid on, convection off. I agree with JOS’s comment on another thread that checking at the 6 hour mark and adding more liquid probably would have fixed the problem. It’s not totally lost though, just dry. I’ve got guests coming over soon, so am currently attempting to rehydrate with broth and serving with labneh to counterbalance the dryness!
Same thing happened to me! I checked at the 9 hour mark and there was hardly any liquid left and meat was really dry. I used a 5lb bone in leg and wonder if the shoulder would be a better pick since it is fattier? I have an oven thermometer, temp was right at 275 F, and in a heavy bottomed Dutch oven, lid on, convection off. I agree with JOS’s comment on another thread that checking at the 6 hour mark and adding more liquid probably would have fixed the problem. It’s not totally lost though, just dry. I’ve got guests coming over soon, so am currently attempting to rehydrate with broth and serving with labneh to counterbalance the dryness!