Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum and have poured over the different threads for the last week or so :)
My questions is how long should I expect the Master Forge smoker to take to heat up? I am running 4 racks a ribs at the moment and it seemed like it took the smoker a good 30-45 mins to reach around 230 degrees.
I am using a full water pan and each rack on the grill has a slab of rib cut in 2. I did leave the ribs for about 30-40 mins on the counter to try to bring them to room temp but they did come from a cold refrigerator. I am thinking the cool ribs and the quantity maybe caused the temp of the smoker to rise slowly. Is this normal for these smokers?
I put my ribs in when the smoker hit 220, but it went down to 180 or so, that is when it took 30-45 mins to heat up again.
Also, should this time be part of the overall cooking time when considering the 3-2-1 method? I guess I will have to test them and just see if they are done at some point.
Thanks for the help, just trying to figure this thing out properly.
I did some ribs last week, without using a digital thermometer to better guage the inside temp and I messed up my ribs somewhat. The temp was actually too low from what the stock thermometer was reading and I ended up with some dried out ribs in spots slightly chewy in others.
I added the digital thermometer today and will see how it goes.
Last question, will installing a gasket around the door help with heat retention and higher overall temps? I am seeing about a max of 240-245 temperature on a nice July day.
Thanks
John
I am new to the forum and have poured over the different threads for the last week or so :)
My questions is how long should I expect the Master Forge smoker to take to heat up? I am running 4 racks a ribs at the moment and it seemed like it took the smoker a good 30-45 mins to reach around 230 degrees.
I am using a full water pan and each rack on the grill has a slab of rib cut in 2. I did leave the ribs for about 30-40 mins on the counter to try to bring them to room temp but they did come from a cold refrigerator. I am thinking the cool ribs and the quantity maybe caused the temp of the smoker to rise slowly. Is this normal for these smokers?
I put my ribs in when the smoker hit 220, but it went down to 180 or so, that is when it took 30-45 mins to heat up again.
Also, should this time be part of the overall cooking time when considering the 3-2-1 method? I guess I will have to test them and just see if they are done at some point.
Thanks for the help, just trying to figure this thing out properly.
I did some ribs last week, without using a digital thermometer to better guage the inside temp and I messed up my ribs somewhat. The temp was actually too low from what the stock thermometer was reading and I ended up with some dried out ribs in spots slightly chewy in others.
I added the digital thermometer today and will see how it goes.
Last question, will installing a gasket around the door help with heat retention and higher overall temps? I am seeing about a max of 240-245 temperature on a nice July day.
Thanks
John
