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It is unavoidable in a pellet cooker. It does help a little if you spray the interior of the cooker with oil but you still need to vacuum out the smoker after an average of 20-25 hours of use. That's when I change the foil out on my drip tray as well. Just consider it typical maintenance
You will never render all the fat out of the ribs so I just cut around it. As far as the doneness I don't go by temp I go by feel. I use a toothpick to tell me if the meat is still tight or tender. You can have 3 slabs of ribs all the same temp but they may not all be tender at the same time
I just watched a youtube video and a the guy doing the video explained the exact same problem. He uses a poker to clean out the grates once every two hours. He also complained of temperature swings and a poorly welded cooking chamber allowing grease to run down the leg. I was all in until I...
I am a cabinet maker as well. I use white oak, cherry and hard maple all the time for my charcoal smokers. There are absolutely no chemicals imparted into the wood when it goes into the drying kiln.
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