I use lemonade & garlic instead of beer, also cook @ 300*. I did a pork shoulder wed. salt rubbed, then oil and one of my dry rubs. Wrapped in plastic, sit in fridge 3-4 hrs. 1 hour smoke, 3.5 @ 225. Nice smoke ring butter knife cut. We prefer a sliced pork to a pulled pork sop internal temp was 160 when pulled. Foil wrapped 1 hour sit time.

If you want something other than pork or poultry. BRATS. Walmart carries the Susie or susieQ brand. The brats are from a company in Larkspur. Very good / surprised considering it was WM. When i cannot get brats from my regular vendor the Susie ?? brand is worth it.

The only down side using a traeger, is no bark. Other than that, great eatin.