Recent content by joeinma
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Goodbye Kingsford
It's been exactly two years since my son gave me a Silver Smoker for my birthday and I have been using lump since day 1. First year was with Cowboy and some Kingsford Charwood which was ok. But this spring I moved up to Wicked Good brand which was much better than Cowboy. However, this weekend...- joeinma
- Post #29
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Emergency - Temp Control
Thanks for the tips everyone...this is my first smoke every, so I was getting frustrated when temp would go down. After removing some charcoal (that was an adventure) I got the temp down. The ribs have been on for an hour so far and temp is holding at 225-230. Where that's the temp from right...- joeinma
- Post #7
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Emergency - Temp Control
Thanks...I'll try to remove some. I did put unlit in and then a coffee can (Weber Chimney on order) full of lit in the middle. Unfortunately, my father-in-law was over my shoulder and before I knew it, he spread the lit ones around rather then let them sit in the middle and slowly heat all the...- joeinma
- Post #3
- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Emergency - Temp Control
I have the Charbroil Silver smoker with the mods made and I am smoking ribs today. I am having a problem with the temperature though. I am using Rancher Hardwood Charcoal and after lighting it, with everything wide open, temp went up to 280 after first 15 minutes. I closed the air controls (top...- joeinma
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- Forum: Charcoal Smokers
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Newbie from Mass
Yes, the smoker is seasoned. Thanks for asking! Thanks to everyone for making me feel welcome. Just rubbed the ribs since I will not be home tonight and will be up and going at 7 am tomorrow morning (so I can take the ribs to a friend's pool party assuming they come out ok!) -
Newbie from Mass
Hi everyone! My son gave me a Charbroil Silver Smoker for Father's Day and having made the modifications to it that are recommended online, I am about to do my first run at smoking on the 4th as I have 10 pounds of ribs, a bag of Rancher lump and some mesquite chucks and I am ready to roll!
