did the recommended recipe on here, I am hoping for the best in my new used 3d smoker. I put 2.6 oz of wood in like recommended mostly hickory, a little bit of sugar maple, it smoked hard at first, now its a trickle, I am one hour and ten min in, no peek. is that normal? or did one of my chunks catch on fire. also my temp which was set at 235 went up to 243 for about ten min then down to 231 for 5 min, now has settled at 235. normal? thanks.
first smoke.... bb ribs
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An hour and a half of smoke should be plenty. In fact, depending upon lighting, there may have been nearly invisible smoke after you stopped seeing any. Relax and enjoy the drink. Temp swing seems normal. The initial fire-up can go high then it settles down. You can peek at the 4 - 4 1/2 hour mark since you are using 235 degrees.
the ribs were pretty damn good If I do say so myself. like I said I went heavy on the rub... we can chalk that up as my mistake, bout other then that they were pretty spot on. I personally would like them slightly more tender.... come to find out that these ribs were huge. like over two inches thick. my mother in law gave me more ribs to smoke and they are baby back as well, and are no where near as thick as what I smoked the fist time. they basically came out as perfect competition ribs, see your bite mark. I like them a little more tender then that. but it was an awesome first experience none the less. I am smokin another rack tomorrow. thanks for all you help on here..... stay smoked up.... jack
