side firebox vs. vertical

WillyB · Joined: 01 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

I have a side firebox smoker that I have used for 10 years. I can cook ribs @ 250-275 degrees in about 4 hours, give or take 30 minutes. I recently began using a trailer smoker which has the firebox directly under the cooking chamber.
First time I cooked ribs, I over-cooked them. Kept the temp @ 250-275 just like my side firebox smoker. My question, Does a vertical smoker cook faster because of the position of the meat over the firebox? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Tim_Abrahamson · Posted: May 29 2013 Post subject:

Check your temps at the grates. You may find that the temps where the slabs are resting in your cookers could differ greatly from what your gauges are reading.
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BluDawg · Posted: May 29 2013 Post subject:

It is just more efficient Heat rises.
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necron 99 · Posted: May 30 2013 Post subject:

This thread may be educational . . . maybe even worth a 'sticky'?

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7156
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