1st time smoking

[Eddiexo]

First I would like to thank you to all on here. I completed my big baby smoker and fired it up at a friend’s place yesterday. I tried to keep the temps even at 225 +/- 10 it seems like the smoker likes to sit at around 210. I did everything you guys have said to keep an eye out for. We had smoke but it was very little to some bluish color. We would only get white smoke when adding more firewood and one time we had too much wood. There was about 20 people and I have never tried feeding 20 people ribs and a pork roast, I went a little over board. I got 4 slabs of spare ribs, 15 white corns, and my buddy picked up the roast. Took the roast to 165 and foiled them to 190. When cutting into it just started to fall apart. The first slab of ribs where a pain to remove from the grill because they just folded in the areas that didn’t have any support. Let everything rest for a while and the feeding frenzy began as soon as the meat was starting to be cut. I feared it wasn’t going to turn out to people likes but everyone kept getting more and more. I didn’t get any great pictures but I snapped a few. Trying to take pictures and feed people was a little hard.

[BluzQue]

Sounds like your first smoke was a success Eddiexo!
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[Eddiexo]

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I didn't think I would be addicted to it. Yet I accepted a request to smoke some ribs already for another friend. I have to admit, even when eating last night I was trying to figure out what I should smoke next. A turkey or 2 might just happen to fall on there.

[hldhm]

Now you have gotten the smoke bug. Good luck and remember, "my next ___________________ (pork, brisket, turkey, ribs, etc) will be perfect if I just try this"

[daddywoofdawg]

You WANT the thin blue to clear smoke,you also want the rack of ribs to bend in the middle.
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[BluDawg]

IF you pre heat your wood on top of the fire box before feeding it you will not get the billowy white creosote producing smoke. Congratulations on your first cook ,how about some pictures.
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[Bunqui]

Sounds like your first was a huge success. Good going Eddiexo.
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