[img]Okay - I tried out the new offset a few weeks ago with a pork ribs. They turned out pretty good but had some hard times. A lot more work than I was hoping for.
- Started the offset with a nice mixture of oak & pecan. Produced a good fire and let it burn down to hot coals.
- Closed down the smoker and started bringing up to temp (180 or so).
- Started smoking like I was burning tires in the front yard - fogged out the whole neighborhood. It was a white smoke and lots of it. I tried to calm it down by taking off any wood and it helped a little but couldn't maintain my temp.
- Threw in the towel and switched to hardwood/lump charcoal
- Futzed with the temp and charcoal for the rest of the session.
Do you guys know where I might have gone wrong? I was sure hoping for a nice 8hrs of temp with a load of wood. Guess I might have been a little optimistic.
Attached is a picture the smoker. I think I need to extend the fire-grate to cover the whole fire-box bottom and get some fresh wood (the wood I used was a few years old).
Thanks for the advice.
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