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    Roadside chicken

    Wow that looks amazing, definitely on my 'to try' list. That corn salad sounds perfect for these warmer days!
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    Billbo's world famous dry rub & BBQ sauce recipe's

    Is the sauce something you can do in a slow cooker (after the initial sauteing of the onions, green peppers, and garlic of course)?
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    First rib smoke in my mini

    I actually used the sidelight method, which I got from one of your posts, so thanks! For some reason the fire just took off, probably from additional air flowing through the exhaust vents. I had to run with them open 1/8 the whole smoke. I eventually managed to get it to hold pretty steadily at 220F
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    First rib smoke in my mini

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    First rib smoke in my mini

    With the weather cooperating more frequently here in the Pacific Northwest and my 9 months hiatus from the smoker, I've had a recent urge to smoke all the things. Before yesterday, I'd only ever done chicken to get my temperature control chops up to par. Yesterday was the first time I've smoked...
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    Noob with his first smoker, walk me through please!

    Got a couple of runs in over the last week and have a few more questions: I got a big bag of lump, but realized I've never worked with it before. Can you start lump with a chimney like you do briquettes? When adding wood chunks during the smoke, do I have to remove the meet and let the smoke...
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    Maverick ET-733 thread

    Thanks, that was helpful. I wouldn't except switching a probe from BBQ to meat mode would affect it's temperature reading, correct? I'm hoping it's just a probe issue
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    Maverick ET-733 thread

    Does this make a difference in terms of temperature range/readings? I guess I'm not seeing how switching between settings would affect the temp reading.
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    Maverick ET-733 thread

    Oh I wasn't aware that one was for meat and the other was for grill. I suppose reading the user manual might help, huh?
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    Maverick ET-733 thread

    Tested my brand new ET-733 yesterday. The probe in port 2 read perfectly for boiling and ice water. The probe in port 1 was accurate for boiling water, but would not drop below 45F in ice water. Not sure if it's the probe itself or the whole unit, but I really don't want to wait to ship it back...
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    Noob with his first smoker, walk me through please!

    Fired the mini up for the first time last night, and I'm happy to report that it was a success! It was the best smoke flavor I've experienced to date, which isn't saying much. My roommate picked up a chicken and threw some oil/seasoning on it. We didn't have time to brine it but he said since it...
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    Noob with his first smoker, walk me through please!

    Thanks for the advice everyone! Rob, I've got a mini WSM with all the mods already (charcoal basket, ash deflector, two ball valve air intakes, etc.). I'll let y'all know how it goes!
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    Noob with his first smoker, walk me through please!

    This sounds awesome, thank you! I've got the Maverick 733 thermometer so I'll be able to keep track of the smoker temp and meat temp. I will definitely be trying that chicken recipe this weekend!
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