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all i have to say is do not get discouraged, the dogs in the neighborhood eat well when i first started. they still do when i try some new things. keep pluggin' away, toubleshootin' and asking uestions. i promise you will soon be makin better que than you could ever buy.
Welcome aboard! I use a small red potatoe to hold my probes at the grate. Does your rub have a lot of sugar...particularly white sugar? If so it will burn even at lower temps. A lot of us use demurara or some other type of sugar to avoid the burn.