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    Meat always bitter out of my uds

    Hi there, This is my first summer smoking. I built a big poppa smokers uds back in April and recently bought the flame boss 400 to help control it. Ive Mastered keeping the temp stable, but I still haven't produced any sweet fruity flavors on the meat. The flavor is always bitter. Not to...
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    Brand new flame boss 400 pit probe acting strangely

    Hey there, I bought a flame boss 400 last month to pair with my big poppa smokers uds kit. I tested it as soon as I got it with just charcoal and wood and no meat to get the hang of it. Then we had a very rainy July so I couldn't use it again until today. I smoked a few pounds of wings. Only...
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    No visible smoke, but still small smoke ring

    Hi there, I just built my first smoker 2 months ago using the big poppa smokers kit and I'm getting better at it, but still have a lot to learn. Today I did a rack of back ribs and they turned out really good, but throughout the cook I noticed something I'm having some trouble understanding...
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    Question about thin blue smoke on a uds

    Hey there Im new to smoking and I've been reading a lot about how to get thin blue smoke on my uds and most people say to wait an hour or so for the smoke to change from thick white to thin blue. I've tried that and it does work sorta, but it seems like what's really happening is the wood is...
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    New uds goes through charcoal too fast

    Hey there, A few weeks ago I built my first smoker with the big poppa smokers kit. Since then I've used it twice to cook ribs and a few times with no meat just to get used to controlling it. Last weekend I used it with no meat to test how long I could get it to go for using royal oak...
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