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    First Smoke Butt not going so well

    I think it actually got to 100+ faster than I was expecting although I really have no idea how long it should take since this was my first time. I thought it might be the thermostat on the fritz but I double checked everything with an instant read thermometer and everything matched up. I did...
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    First Smoke Butt not going so well

    Thanks for suggestions. The ribs came out on schedule and were fall off the bone tender and everyone loved them. I cranked up the smoker and finally decided to pull the pork butt when it hit 185. I had been cooking all day at ~225 but no doubt opened the door more than I should have but...
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    First Smoke Butt not going so well

    Breaking in my new Smoke Vault with some baby backs and a pork butt. I put the butt on almost 12 hours ago but the internal temp is still only reading 155. I had some temp issues while I try to get used to this thing but I can't figure out why the butt would still be so far from done...
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    Got my first smoker yesterday

    I decided on the Smoke Vault 24 and believe it or not my wife bought it for me yesterday. We had a deal that when she got a new job (former employer went out of business a few months ago) that I could get my smoker. She picked it up for me yesterday as a surprise! Excited to get smokin!
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    Premium Vertical Smoker

    What do you think of the construction and the ease of the second door with the wood chip and water boxes? I am looking for a new smoker but I noticed it did not get many great reviews on the Cabela website
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    Anyone using Weston Supply

    I'm new to site and smokers and I'm still in the research phase but I keep seeing these Weston smokers everywhere. http://www.westonsupply.com/Items.aspx?Category=smoke I've seen a lot about the GOSM but I actually don't live near a Walmart if you can believe that one. I've also seen a...
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    New guy ....let's try this again

    That is one but they are going much cheaper direct from the manufacturer http://www.westonsupply.com/Items.aspx?Category=smoke and also seem to be all over EBAY. It's been interesting reading many of the store names that folks have thrown around on this site. Many I have never heard of. I'm...
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    New guy ....let's try this again

    Hello. I signed up for this site a week or so ago and when I tried to post this message the site broke so I have just been lurking ever since. I live in northern California and stumbled across this site while doing some research on smokers. I used to do a pretty good job of slow cooking ribs...
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