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  1. benayres

    Need help getting temp down

    ECB....El Cheepo Brickmenn.....Ah Ha!  Thanks again. I have a good digital (I use in the house), that I know is calibrated properly. I just assumed (silly me) that I could trust the one on the smoker. Lesson learned. If I find that I am running hot, how do I quickly, drop the temperature? Do I...
  2. benayres

    Need help getting temp down

    I just found an "acronym"s page for this website....I feel enlightened
  3. benayres

    Need help getting temp down

    I don't know what the 2-2-1 method is (but I bet if I look around this website, I'll find out). No foil, no spritz. I wanted to find out what the bare basics of smoking turned out like. I wanted to know how much flavour the smoke imparts (before I started to add seasonings, rubs, marinades or...
  4. benayres

    Need help getting temp down

    Thanks for the tips. I think that I will sign up for that 5 day e-course (it sounds like a good place to start).
  5. benayres

    Need help getting temp down

    Hi All:    I' new to all this but, my first time smoking (ribs) was a disaster...way too dry. I have an inexpensive vertical charcoal smoker (Brinkmanns Gourmet Smoke'n Grill).    I hear a lot of threads about how to raise the heat but it seems that my heat is too hot. I followed the...
  6. benayres

    Pork back ribs for a Newbie

    Hello All:    I just bought my first (and really inexpensive) vertical charcoal smoker (Brinkmann Gourmet Smoke'n Grill). I rushed home all excited "I'm go'na smoke meat" (a manly thing). I got out my ribs, prepared my dry rub, let them sit for a couple of hours, prepared the smoker (lump...
  7. benayres

    Hi: Newbie here. I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....not exactly the BBQ capital of North...

    Hi: Newbie here. I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....not exactly the BBQ capital of North America, but I just bought an inexpensive Brinkmann vertical charcoal smoker and did a losey frist attempt at ribs; so I thought that I would join a comunity and go for some support. Wish me luck! Ben
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