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I just wanted to thank everybody for their help in this thread. I took your advice and chopped my splits a little smaller and preheated them inside the firebox away from the fire before adding them to the coal bed. MUCH cleaner burn. I made one hell of a pork shoulder last night. For the first time, I injected it the night before and let it rest in the fridge till the next morning. My injection was a mix of apple juice, rub, maple syrup, and butter. Oh my... the best one I've made yet. Thanks again, guys!
That's great news! Until coming here I didn't even know there was such a thing of a right and wrong way to manage a fire or TBS so you are not alone! Happy smoking, I think you are going to find that everything will now taste better.