Rainy day 3-2-1 ribs

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keitha

Smoke Blower
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Mar 13, 2016
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Got a bonus day off today, so I am playing with my pit.

I rigged up my stoker to my new offset. In the past, I used it with 18.5 WSM.


I put these 2 beauties on with the intention of doing a 3-2-1 cook:


I am about an hour and half into the cook, and it's definitely not as smooth holding temps as the wsm. I am thinking I might have to upgrade the fan size.

I am also struggling with vent...it's halfway open now, and it seems reasonably happy there.

I'll check back in a while...
 
Thanks Al!

After two hours:


Pretty satisfied with that. Sauced and wrapped them.

I am definitely going to put together a wire mesh basket, which I think will help with maintaining a smooth temp range. Also, going to run it with the vent fully open for the next two hours, to see how it goes.

back in a couple...
 
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Al
 
Ha! Thanks for following guys!

Gaining on it..


Still a ways to go, as far as tenderness goes..starting to get bendy  :)

 I un-stokered it and went back to stick burning...I like the heat and smoke better and I would rather be burning wood.

Dinner is at 5ish!
 
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Today's lessons:

1. Stoker...nope, nope, nope. 

I really wasn't a fan of the smell of the smoke, the occasional dips, etc. I am sure I could tweak the process to make it work, but I really like the quality of the heat and smoke that comes from burning splits.

2. This smoker seems to thrive in the 250 - 300 range. I can, with strict attention, keep it there without any problem. I now understand why Aaron Franklin recommends 275. It really seems like the sweet spot for a stick burner.

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Points Sir! Good info and nice q view. I never thought why, but I stopped trying to keep my horizontal offset below 275 too. Looks like a great way to spend a rainy day off!
 
 
Nice smoke ring,did you probe them to see if they were tender?

Richie
Sure did Richie...I used a toothpick and I knew they weren't quite there, but it was getting late and the object of the exercise was to test out the stoker, so I wasn't too worried if they weren't perfect. I like them when they tear in the middle, definitely not falling of the bone, so I erred on the side I prefer. They were definitely bite through, just a tad extra chew. As I said, the stoker was all over the road (my fault, not the unit), so I just wanted to finish things up.

Thanks for commenting!
 
Points Sir! Good info and nice q view. I never thought why, but I stopped trying to keep my horizontal offset below 275 too. Looks like a great way to spend a rainy day off!
Thanks!

Yeah, it definitely seems grouchy at the lower temps!
 
 
Sure did Richie...I used a toothpick and I knew they weren't quite there, but it was getting late and the object of the exercise was to test out the stoker, so I wasn't too worried if they weren't perfect. I like them when they tear in the middle, definitely not falling of the bone, so I erred on the side I prefer. They were definitely bite through, just a tad extra chew. As I said, the stoker was all over the road (my fault, not the unit), so I just wanted to finish things up.

Thanks for commenting!
Keith I know how it can be trying to work the heat.I did a brisket on Thursday with 20 plus MPH wind.I thought I left a point behind before,but it didn't show.Ya got it now I love that color

Richie
 
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