Smoking 101

[guicho]

I have a lyfe Tyme smoker been smoking ribs , pulled pork etc. but I need to get better at it is there a trick to keep the temp under control HELP !!!

 

[bmudd14474]

First off Welcome to SMF. Glad to have you here.

Have you signed up for the 5 day ecourse? That is the basic stuff you need to know.

Start there and after that let us know what you dont find and need help with.

 

[old sarge]

Welcome from Arizona.  

As to your question, I have a Brinkman with an offset fire box; temp gauge at the far end opposite the fire box.  Early on I tried to maintain 300 degrees throughout the cooking process. It was a chore.  Dropping the temp to around 250 was more doable; but I had to keep an eye on it and add charcoal/wood every hour or so.  Not too much and not too little.  I also needed to adjust  the air damper at the box as well as the chimney to control air flow, smoke, and burn.  It sees little use these days having moved to electric.  Just monitor your rig and you'll do fine. Your patience will be rewarded.

 

[s2k9k]

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

Here is Jeff's Free 5 day E-course  that bmudd mentioned,it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

If you have any questions about the forums or need any help navigating around don’t hesitate to ask or send me a PM, I am more than happy to help out!

I'm not familiar with that smoker so if you will, tell us more about it.

 

[kathrynn]

Howdy!  x2 with what the guys have already said!  You will learn a bunch here....I have!  Any questions...just ask!  You will have a lot of folks giving you their 2 cents and it will help!

 

[guicho]

Thx guys and girls for all the help so HAPPY to find this site !!!

 

[oldschoolbbq]

welcome. Guicho.

Here's some reading that may help you if you burn wood; http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/stickburning101

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