Temperature charts are a great guide. They’re especially helpful when you’re just starting out to be able to quickly check the time, temperature and average cooking time in one easy place.
But as you’ll come to learn, there’s nothing better than experience for understanding cook times.
The fact is, you can produce excellent barbecue cooking low and slow at 225°F or hot and fast 350°F+ and with practice you’ll come to learn what works best for you.
The chart below includes approximate cooking times, but it’s more important that you always use internal finished temperature of the meat to determine when it is cooked.
