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used my smoker for 2nd time - baby back again
I did my second batch of baby back ribs last weekend. Thru the tips and advice I have received here I had better luck than the first batch. Drilled many holes in the coal pan. used sand in the water bowl. calibrated my thermometers and used the 2-2-1. I was happy with the results and I assume it... -
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checking in from just outside of boston- truebaca
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meat not reaching tem
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meat not reaching tem
thanks everybody. I may try the wok basket idea. Before I go that far, Im going to make my current coal bowl look like swiss cheese. I have about 25 1/4 inch holes drilled now. Im going to double or triple that. Im also going to try the sandbox sand . On top of that im going to use the 2,2,1... -
meat not reaching tem
i could not get the temp over 180. i took the water pan out at one point and the temp went way up. I didnt feel comfortable with this so i put it back. I have made mods to the pan by drilling holes in it. (before the next time i use it im going to drill more). Im also going to try the 3-2-1... -
meat not reaching tem
the ribs tasted great. i did have to finish them off in the oven to get the meat temp to 175. the meat was not even close to falling of the bone, but i assume its because i couldn't get the temp high enough. I have drilled the holes in the pan, about 20 of them. should I drill holes in the... -
meat not reaching tem
ok, so after dealing with crappy built in thermometers and trying to maintain temp all day I just pulled my ribs from the smoker after 3.5 hours. The internal temp of the meat only hit about 150. I had to put the meat in the oven to bring it up to 175. do many people have this problem? I am... -
trouble with temp
i just drilled a hole in the top of the smoker just big enough to stick a meat thermometer in the hole. the temp on this reads about 185. Much higher than the built in. I assume since the meat needs to be about 175 when done that 185 will be ok? how ofter should I add more lump coal (im not... -
trouble with temp
i have a rack of baby back ribs in my smoker. this is my first time using my brinkmann vertical. i think the built in thermometer is wrong. I cant get the temp up to 200. The charcoal pan has about 25 holes drilled into it for better airflow. the coals seem to be burning ok, but im not sure... -
just starting, but have a question
My smoker is a $60 brinkmann vertical. It looks a lot like the GOSM but it has two doors. One for meat access, one for charcoal and water access. from the sounds of things, I should drill a bunch of holes in my charcoal pan to get better draft. I will do that tonight. I also read I should drill... -
just starting, but have a question
thanks everybody. Im going to give my smoker another test run this weekend. hopefuly it wont be a windy, and maybe i can get my temp up too. -
just starting, but have a question
hi I just put my brinkmann vertical smoker together. The instructions say I need to cure the smoker. I tried doing that today. I filled the bowl with charcoal, lit them, got them glowing pretty good. However, I could not get the temp above 150. Anyway I appreciate your help. Looking forward to...
