Rib Marathon Today..............Plagued by Wind and ASH!

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smokinvegasbaby

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Jul 23, 2013
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Smoking a ton of ribs today for a fundraiser at my church on Saturday.  Decided to get a head start on the smoking today. So far I have smoked 12 slabs of ribs...got 6 more slabs on the smoker right now.  Today of all days it is super windy on my side of town grrrrrrr I hate when that happens.  Drives me and my smoker nuts!   Anyway, this afternoon just as I lifted up the lid to my firebox to tend to my fire, a big gust of wind came up and of course you know what happened next...............ash everywhere! 

I can't get mad at the wind because, it was my fault because, I should have paid closer attention to the ash buildup in my firebox.  I have one of those ash scooper-out-things.  I normally scoop out the ash before it builds up.  Today, I was busy in the kitchen working on side orders and baking goodies.........back to my rant.......... After several minutes of swearing (I will pray for forgiveness later!), I decided to do something about that annoying ash. I knew desperate measures had to be taken if I didn't want my "oh so divine swine" to be covered with ash every time I open my firebox lid. First I scooped out the ash buildup in my firebox then, I cleverly came up with my best idea ever............ Sometimes a girl has got to improvise lol.......here's what I came up with.

I took my grease splatter screen and covered it with aluminum


then I covered the smoking chamber hole..........ash problem solved!



I used my "ash blocker" when I tended to my ribs also.  It worked like a charm.  Don't know if my little invention is new on this site - but it sure is new to me.  Now I can finish my smoke is perfect peace knowing I won't be serving ribs topped with ash lol.....

My ribs are finally done no thanks to the wind today!  I guess I shouldn't complain too much because all that wind really cooled it off today.  Anyway, I ended up wrapping my ribs at the 2 1/2 hour mark so they are literally falling-off-the-bone-tender.  Oh well, they are still off the hook delish!  Here's my Q-views......


 
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That will work and great creative thinking!. A lot of folks mount a permanent Baffle on the other side of the wall. This leaves about a 3" gap at the bottom, evens out temps and holds flying ashes at bay. Take a look for when you have some free time...JJ

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/newsearch?search=heat+baffle
Hey JJ - how's it going my friend.  I kind of figured there was something out there.  If my Jerry had of been here he would have figured that out already.  Anyway, I got all of my ribs done no thanks to the wind.  But on the brighter side, all that wind certainly made it cooler today!  I ended up wrapping my ribs at the 2 hour mark so they are literally falling off the bone tender.  Oh well...they are still off the hook good!  Be Blessed my friend and thanks for the link.  I will check it out.

Josie
 
There is a reason they say, " Necessity is the MOTHER of invention..." Momma always found a way!...
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...JJ
 
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Those should warm up nice on a hot grill and another slathering of rub and or sauce.

Great job.
 
Those should warm up nice on a hot grill and another slathering of rub and or sauce.

Great job.
thanks bmudd that would be the plan...............some of the rib dinners will be packaged up so people can take them home after church service to enjoy at home.  So tomorrow, I will be tagging and bagging some food!
 
Nice Job, best looking ribs I've see in a long time, Only thing you might do different next time is send me some   Great Smoke

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Gary
 
 
Nice Job, best looking ribs I've see in a long time, Only thing you might do different next time is send me some   Great Smoke

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Gary
haha Gary! I most certainly will send you a couple of slabs of my finger-licking-good ribs....thanks for the points.  have a great weekend.

Josie
 
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