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    My first ribs experiment...

    Thank you all... As a newbie smoker, I was quite proud of myself! I've done a ton of research, and mostly paid close attention to the advice on this awesome forum. The thinner of the two racks were pretty much fall off the bone. The other thing I need to learn is fuel management. With...
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    My first ribs experiment...

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    My first ribs experiment...

    Well, after smoking chicken twice rather successfully, I figured I'd give my new WSM (christmas present) a shot with spare ribs. So- I coated them with a combination of Worcestershire, apple juice, and mustard, then added "bone sucking" rib rub. I smoked, using Stubbs 100% natural briquettes...
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    wsm ideas

    My first two smokes were chicken. First one was chicken thighs and drums- smoked for 2.75 hours at 250, came out awesome! Second was thighs, drums, and breasts- smoked at 240 for 3.5 hours. Drums and thighs were awesome, breasts were a little dry with an internal temp of 172. Smoking ribs as...
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    New to Charcoal- WSM question

    Thank you all so much for the advice... It's much needed and very much appreciated! Gonna try some whole chickens tomorrow and will post a pix...
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    New to Charcoal- WSM question

    Thank you all for the help- keeping it open make sense now...
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    Newbie from RI

    Great point! I thanked her with some restaurant quality chicken. Now, she wants ribs... I'm starting to wonder if the gift was totally for me... :yahoo:
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    Newbie from RI

    I've been wanting to try smoking my own meats for several years now but just couldn't pull the trigger on buying a charcoal smoker (wanted a nice one- did a bunch of research). Well... My wife bought me a Weber Smokey Mountain 18.5 for Christmas- and well, she created a MONSTER! I was at Lowes...
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    New to Charcoal- WSM question

    Newbie to charcoal smoking... Should I have my top vent completely open or not? Seems like I'm able to control my temp with the 3 lower vents, not so much the top. Manual wasn't very helpful. Also, is Stubbs a good brand or should I use kings ford- that said, lump or briquettes? I'm...
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