Great sammie, MacKenzie.
Getting caught up from the chaos of having my PC go wonky last week. Did manage to get in a nice cook on Sunday to take advantage of the almost warm weather. Thawed out some veal short ribs that I'd scored during a sale on D'Artagnan a while back that were taking up space in the freezer.
Rubbed with yellow mustard and each rack got a different dry rub. Just for grins.
Onto the KK at 250F, indirect, with smoker pot of post oak, pecan and apple chunks.
Pulled at IT of 190F.
Plated with black garlic mashed potatoes (sous vide) and some coconut curry green beans.
Favorite was the Plow Boys Bovine Bold.
(sorry for the misoriented pics - I'm blaming this silly PC! And the uploads are taking for-ev-er!)
I only make half batches with mine and they go fairly quickly (less that 2 weeks). There's emulsifiers in the Good Seasonings mix, so it stays blended.
As noted, the pebbled ones have more grout, so during the one time venting process, they will vent more and are more likely to have tiles bulge up a bit. Other than that, it's down to aesthetics, just like color.
Smoked pork chops were my favorite meal as a kid - I still like them a lot now, too! Don't eat them that often, though, too many other yummy things out there competing for plate time!
Hopefully you can find a good camera shop that can fix it. Might have to travel up to Atlanta or somewhere to find a shop, but to save a $500 camera, it's be worth a drive.