I have to start off by saying 'thank you' to SmokinAl !! 2nd time I followed his directions and came up a winner.. This time it's ribs in my OK Joe offset. Took a ballsy move and didn't use charcoal, I used oak splits (from last yr) and cherry chuncks from HD. Very surprised at how easy it was to maintain temperature and a fire using wood. Seemed intimidating, till I got the hang of it. Anyhoo.. followed Al's directions for ribs and joined some venison sausage I put on the Weber kettle. Thanks for lookin