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    Meat always bitter out of my uds

    Ok so of I cant open the exhaust while using the temp controller, what does that mean? No temp controller? Because I've already tried the controller with the exhaust opened all the way and what happens is the exhaust pulls air in through the intake where the controller is, as it doesnt have a...
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    Meat always bitter out of my uds

    Ok when it comes to not having a smoldering fire I thought the trick was to keep a small fire, but I've never really understood how to control that on a uds. I mean new briquettes light faster than lit briquettes burn out, so your bound to have the fire get bigger over time. Then all the...
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    Meat always bitter out of my uds

    Hi there, This is my first summer smoking. I built a big poppa smokers uds back in April and recently bought the flame boss 400 to help control it. Ive Mastered keeping the temp stable, but I still haven't produced any sweet fruity flavors on the meat. The flavor is always bitter. Not to...
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    Brand new flame boss 400 pit probe acting strangely

    What do you mean remote probes? Sorry I'm a newbie
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    Brand new flame boss 400 pit probe acting strangely

    Hey there, I bought a flame boss 400 last month to pair with my big poppa smokers uds kit. I tested it as soon as I got it with just charcoal and wood and no meat to get the hang of it. Then we had a very rainy July so I couldn't use it again until today. I smoked a few pounds of wings. Only...
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    No visible smoke, but still small smoke ring

    I have been using royal oak lump for the past little bit and most of the 4 bags I bought were crumbled up, so that may be a large part of the problem. Also I re read your last post and you said that the smoker would behave that way without a baffle. I added a pizza pan baffle to mine early on...
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    No visible smoke, but still small smoke ring

    No I just bought the wood, and remember I said the smoker started smoking again everytime I opened the lid. About a minute after opening it would start and keep it up for about 5 mins then stop. It seems like after the smoker filled up with air from opening it would start smoking, but then...
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    No visible smoke, but still small smoke ring

    Yes, but I'm not sure that wasnt just for the final 30 mins after I sauced them. I opened the vents more at that point to try and make sure it would smoke and stick to the sauce. Also if it was smoking then why didn't I get any smoke color? Thanks for your help
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    No visible smoke, but still small smoke ring

    Hi there, I just built my first smoker 2 months ago using the big poppa smokers kit and I'm getting better at it, but still have a lot to learn. Today I did a rack of back ribs and they turned out really good, but throughout the cook I noticed something I'm having some trouble understanding...
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    Question about thin blue smoke on a uds

    You said "You will see some white or gray smoke the closer the briquettes are to the top of the charcoal pile." Did you mean the closer the wood is to the top? If not I'm totally lost. Thanks
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    Question about thin blue smoke on a uds

    Ok but that brings me to something else. If you have to wait until the wood has burned quite a bit before the voc's are gone, then what about wood chunks further away from where you start the fire that only start burning once the fire spreads? The food would already be in there, and those wood...
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    Question about thin blue smoke on a uds

    I've read that too and today I placed a big chunk of hickory on top of my pizza pan heat diffuser for an hour while I dialed in the temp. The wood was so hot I needed gloves to pick it up. I then placed it right in the centre of the hot coals and even then it took an hour for the white smoke...
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    Question about thin blue smoke on a uds

    Hey there Im new to smoking and I've been reading a lot about how to get thin blue smoke on my uds and most people say to wait an hour or so for the smoke to change from thick white to thin blue. I've tried that and it does work sorta, but it seems like what's really happening is the wood is...
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    New uds goes through charcoal too fast

    Well I cant say I understood all of that, but I do get the idea, so thanks for that. And yeah I agree the water pan is hurting, but I dont think its the whole story. Which is why I think I should focus on the leaks first. Then I'll take a look at bill1 mentioned, and see how much I can dial...
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    New uds goes through charcoal too fast

    Yeah between that and the leaking lid I think I'll get it sorted, but we'll see. Thanks for your reply
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