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My first failure

J jacksmokerMember
SmokinOkie's gonna send me to Cookshack purgatory for this one. I didn't follow the "it's done when it's done" rule and paid the price. Had a taste for ribs - but I'm home alone this weekend. Decided to put in 1 2.5lb slab of Pork Back ribs in the smoker. In the past I've always put 4 racks of ribs in my Smokette 20 for 4 hours and 1-2 chunks of hickory and they have come out perfect. Today's ribs were very tough after 4 hours - probably should have kept them in another hour or so. I also noticed that for the first time ever, my wood chunk was not reduced to ash - it was just charred. The ribs weren't as smoky as they usually are. Could all this be due to the fact that I only did 1 rack of ribs??? SORRY OKIE!!
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cal 2cal 2Member
"It's done when it's done", the toothpick never lies.

The smoker will work a little different when a VERY small load is used as opposed to having it loaded down. This is something that a PITMASTER has to learn about his smoker, but as ya already know, experience will help with this situation and keeping good notes!
FM Former Member
I do one or two racks at a time in my Amerique regularly, and I haven't had a problem with the wood not burning or with not enough smoke. It doesn't always go completely to ash, but usually close. I tend to split my wood chunks into two each so they are less than an ounce each.
FM Former Member
Well, you're not banished to purgatory unless you repeat the mistake.

I don't think the number of ribs matter. The smoker isn't smart enough to know, all it tries to do is hold a set temp.

The key is to learn to tell when they're done, regardless of time.

Oh, and weigh each rack. This time 2.5 next time 2.75 or 2.25 and they'll finish different.

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