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Lucasiowa76
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Adam Lucas
Temp holding low
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March 27, 2016, 12:36:29 PM »
I am smoking st. louis style ribs and have the temp gauge of my #1 at 235. I have a ThermoPro Dual Probe wireless thermometer that I am using. I placed the thermometer probe on a clip at the back of the smoker near the smoker sensor. All three racks are covered with the ribs, but not stacked on each other. After 3 hrs the thermometer is holding at 186. Could this be because of the amount of meat I have in the smoker? Could it be my thermometer? This is my first attempt at using the thermometer. I also have a small can of water (the can is have the size of a soup can and is only half full of water) on the floor of the smoker next to the smoke box.
Thanks for the help.
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Adam Lucas
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March 27, 2016, 06:04:22 PM »
Adam, are your ribs done now? If so, how long did they take?
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Tony from NW Arkansas
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Lucasiowa76
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Adam Lucas
Re: Temp holding low
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March 27, 2016, 06:37:08 PM »
Yep, I checked them at the 5 hrs mark and they were done. I will post a full review of my results shortly. I can definitely say that your consistent advice of trusting the smoker to do it's job what I needed to do.
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Adam Lucas
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March 27, 2016, 06:41:41 PM »
Adam, I've learned that if the smoker finishes meat in what should be a "reasonable" time, it's working fine. You'll be amazed at what different readings you can get, just from probe placement! I stopped probing for box temp after the first time I had the experience you described here!
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Tony from NW Arkansas
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bhammars
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Re: Temp holding low
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January 30, 2017, 07:03:07 PM »
Do you recall what the internal temp of the smoker was after 5 hours when you pulled the ribs out? I seem to be having a similar issue. Also, what quantity of did you have in the smoker?
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