Recent content by Jasoncmor

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    Smoking Ribs

    What sort of time do you cook them for, and what sort of temp do you aim for? It just seems a lot of effort getting the ribs out and wrapping them when it could not be needed. Cheers
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    Smoking Ribs

    Cheers for your replies guys. I guess it's going to be trial and error for now as I've only used the smoker twice so I'm still picking things up.
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    Smoking Ribs

    Hi all I am new to smoking and have only smoked a couple of racks of ribs so far, first time was perfect, fall off the bone, and the 2nd was hard around the edges and not fall off the bone. I used the 3-2-1 method both times but struggled with keeping the temp stable enough so I'm putting it...
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    Maintaining Temperature

    Cheers for your help guys, much appreciated. Another quick question, I use the minion method when burning the coals, is there an amount of coals you are supposed to initially light? or just a full coal starters worth? Cheers
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    Maintaining Temperature

    Thanks for your replies everyone. The barrel was brand spanking new when I got it to make the smoker. The lid fits perfectly on the lip, but maybe it needs something to help it sit properly? Is there a seal you can get to put around the top lid to ensure it is 100% air tight? Cheers
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    Maintaining Temperature

    Hi all I'm new here, and i'm looking for a bit of advice please. I built a UDS a little while ago, i've only used it twice so far both with different results. I have 3 x 22mm inlet ball valves, roughly 3/4", and 8 exhaust holes on the lid, at 28mm or 1" 1/8. Now I don't use 2 out of the 3...
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