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    Help with black, acrid ribs in smokin-it #1

    I wanted to post a final follow-up for posterity, in case any other smokin-it owners run into this problem. After some pointers from this thread and some more extensive research, I concluded my issue was a combination of too much wood and wood combustion. I initially discarded those two as...
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    Help with black, acrid ribs in smokin-it #1

    I did another rib smoke without water and putting the wood in a foil boat. I think it's a step in the right direction. The ribs were still black, but at least they were edible. I wouldn't say they tasted good, but definitely edible. There were about 4oz of wood this time. I don't have a...
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    Help with black, acrid ribs in smokin-it #1

    Thanks for all of the tips and suggestions! I will try an aluminum foil boat (similar suggestion on the smomkin-it forums so thanks for that link) and also ditch the water pan and will report back.
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    Help with black, acrid ribs in smokin-it #1

    I recently bought a smokin-it #1. I primarily bought it for smoking fish since electric smokers seemed to do a better job with the low temps required. Following some basic directions (dry brine, a couple small chunks of apple, temp at 160, then about 4 hours for the fish temp to hit 140), my...
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