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    Question on vent management

    How many briquettes did you use in total? Lit from the chimney and the amount in the holder (inner ring on the coal grate)? Did you add any throughout the cook? I'm asking because I have a 1/2 chimney with lit coals added to an almost full basket and it lasts about 5-hours tops. Not sure how I...
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    Question on vent management

    Super helpful. Thank you!
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    Question on vent management

    Ha! That is 'nerdy' but I'm totally down with that. what a great idea :)
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    Question on vent management

    This made me smile. I did this exact thing this weekend. Felt like an idiot having to babysit the smoker every minute to manage the temp. Luckily it was the last 30-minutes and it wasn't very impactful. :)
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    Question on vent management

    This is really helpful. Thank you! I'm going to give this a shot this weekend with a rack of pork ribs and see it temp management is easier. Thanks again!
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    Question on vent management

    I got my 18" WSM a bit over a year ago and have had some okay sessions. The one thing I'm still confused on is how to properly manage the heat using the vents at the bottom and top. There's a relationship between the bottom and top I'm just getting. So far I've gotten lucky but would like to...
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    Questions on temp control

    You guys are great. Thanks!
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    Questions on temp control

    Basically: When you're getting your smoker to temp, you usually leave all the vents open for a bit. When it gets close you close the bottom vents (WSM 18.5") a bit. My question is about when you start to close the vents. Is it when it reaches temp since the temp adjusts rather quickly? Is...
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    First try at St Louis style pork ribs. Have a question...

    Thanks! I'll give this a try.
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    First try at St Louis style pork ribs. Have a question...

    I did my first ribs on my WSM 18.5 and they came out pretty good. I gave them a 7/10. Not bad for my first time. As good as they were, I had an issue I was hoping someone could help with. The ribs taste great and are wicked tender except for the 'crust'. It came out very tough and took some...
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    Weird Temp Spike

    This was during my first use this weekend, so I'm sure I did something :) I decided to try a chicken for my first smoke on my WSM 18.5". Everything set up very easily and seemed to go great. I used the minion method and placed about 3/4 of a stack in the center. The only issue I remember is...
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    New 18.5--charcoal seems to stop

    Same issue here. Great advice. I'll give it a try on my next smoke.

 

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