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This is the main issue with smaller horizontal wood burners. You have to introduce almost too much air to keep something burning that you burn right through it because of the smaller size of the split.
That's why I love the Lang. I can add big splits and actually wait a good 30-45 minutes...
If you really need to, put the meat on at 5am. Fire going at 430ish. Cook at 250 and you should have plenty of time.
Also, you can foil at 165, then finish in a 300degree oven without losing any moisture. That's what i would do if I were you.
Once everything has reached it's internal temp...
You sure about that? Ribs get pretty hard to pull apart with the membrane not removed. I have never seen a rib with it on except one that I forgot one time, and it was hard to chew through.
I'll be that guy. You couldn't have enough other stuff on there to make me try it.
I do think you did a wonderful job since the finished product looks like something I may eat. Knowledge is power though, lol.
How much charcoal does your basket hold? Was it started full? On a full basket I have had one accidentally going the next afternoon...like 18-19hrs I think.
I usually use briq's versus lump in the uds only because they seem to burn a little longer and more evenly.
I'll have to check that. It probably has to do with the location of the gauge. Mine is at the top on the far left. Don't know what impact it has, but I bet it has some.
Something to consider, if you do end up ever trimming to St Louis style, just go ahead and smoke the trimmings and freeze them til you need em. They go great in beans and it really doesn't require much additional time unless you're doing 5+ racks at once. I hate to see good meat go to waste.
I am very new to the competition arena, actually so new my first will be at the end of the month. Not so much worried about cooking, but more about the logistics and having what I need, where, and when I need it kind of stuff.
I also have dreams of doing small concessions or catering, but have...
I was gonna post some photos of the first fireup, but I was tucked up under the easy up tent trying to keep the me and the smoker dry. I didn't know if it would like being rained on so early in our relationship.
To use that wood pictured correctly in this smoker you need to:
(first and foremost need to have good airflow by a raised cooking grate or charcoal basket, otherwise you will struggle to get enough air into the fire)
1) get a bed of hot coals burning (I prefer lump for this)
2) cut those...
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