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    First smoke, first ribs

    That's a solid plan, I had just wanted to attack the hardest meats first, to make the rest that much easier lol.
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    First smoke, first ribs

    So, I used my smoker for the first time a couple weeks ago (a MasterForge Charcoal cheapie). I did the recommended 2-hour burn-in, during which time the smoker reached pretty high temps (300-ish, if one can believe the built-in thermometer), but I didn't have any water in it at the time, so...
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    New Smoker - I may also be an idiot

    I'd seen them used before, and saw one in the store today, but balked at the price. But now, ordered one on Amazon. Lesson learned lol.
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    New Smoker - I may also be an idiot

    Ahhh, exactly the type of answer I was looking for! Thanks buddy!
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    New Smoker - I may also be an idiot

    I actually had read them, and didn't fill past the fill line (was pretty proud of it actually!). What I missed though was to not use matchlight charcoal. Thinking that's what did it, IMO.
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    Central Florida Rookie

    Hey hey folks! Chris here, from Lakeland, FL. I am just getting started in smoking (see my dumb mishap here). I bought a the Lowes' flavor of cheap smoker, the Master Forge Charcoal Smoker, after reading some reviews here and in other places.  For a little background: I am a former Marine, now...
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    New Smoker - I may also be an idiot

    Hey folks, First post here, be gentle. I finally pulled the trigger on the cheapo Master Forge Charcoal Smoker at Lowes, and I was super excited to use it. Got it home, put it together (not terrible), added charcoal, lit, and WHOOSH. Within a couple minutes the fire was way too big, and was...
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