What is zone 3 and 4 mean to someone without a PG1000?
Thanks for asking, I should have pointed that out. Zone 3 and 4 are the indirect zones on the PG. Zone 3 is about 12 inches above zone 4 and the temps there will be about 25 higher than zone 4. The PG cooks from Top down with heat originating from zone 1, the grilling section, straight up to zone 2 and then across to Z3 and then down to Z4 and then on down to the exhaust. Longwinded but that's the story of the PG.
Was the bacon partially cooked prior to start?
Yes I partially cooked in oven on baking sheet because of the time. Certainly not required however.
Was it fully cooked at the end?
Yes it was fully cooked and as Bacon is, it was GOOOOOOD!
Was the smoke flavor adequate at that high temperature?
I was not after a smoke profile with that short of a cook (around 25 minutes) and at those temps I would not have gotten one if I was.
Changes I will make next time will be to put a little more of the Pie filling on it, not just trying to fill the cracks. This will make it a little harder to wrap in Bacon but I think it will be better. I will also try it on a pork loin as well down the road.
Hope this got to you in time and hope it helps.