I have had a big chief smoker for years.
You can not cook in them.You can give the shoulder a pan or two of chips for flavor but you need to cook it in the BBQ.I have a wood fired BBQ I love for shoulders,takes 8+ hours low and slow.Skin the shoulder first.You can`t eat pigskin and the smoke and spices are a waste otherwise.So....
Skin it,apply rub,smoke it for a couple hours,cook on the BBQ at low speed for 8 hours(wrapped in foil for most of the time)baste it from time to time with apple juice.Open the foil for the last hour and get the good colour.Best thing about cooking this way is that when the wife wants you to do chores you can tell her"I can`t,gotta babysit the dinner"Lawn chair and a cooler are vital.
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