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    Ribs on Pit Boss, always end up crumbly

    I've been running into this exact same issue. Glad I found this thread to help out!
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    Pitboss 740fb Mods

    Hey everyone, looking for some help here. I'm trying to decide if I should add a chimney to my Pitboss 740fb and plug the holes in the back side. I've seen it as a common modification, but have never been able to find out if it is worth the hassle. Anyone ever do this mod, if so, how does the...
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    First pork shoulder, how'd I do?

    Thanks, I will give it a looksee
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    First pork shoulder, how'd I do?

    I have never found the water pan to be useful for anything but to catch drippings that miss the catch pans.  I don't really understand the sand or gravel idea, could you explain that one a little more please? The bark is actually in there, it is just shredded really fine to allow some in every...
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    First pork shoulder, how'd I do?

    Thank you for the advice timberjet!  It did turn out really good I thought for a first real attempt.  As far as the probes go, I know the one on the smoker is off, that is why I use my Redi Check probe.  It has two probes.  One I use in the meat, one in the chamber. 
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    First pork shoulder, how'd I do?

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    First pork shoulder, how'd I do?

    Ok ladies and gents, help me out and give me some feedback and/or tips and suggestions.  I decided a few weeks ago to smoke a pork shoulder.  After researching for a while, I found the basics in several forums on how it should go but I decided to kinda wing it and see how it would turn out. ...
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