Archive for April 30th, 2007
Getting consistent temps in a wood burning smoker
I just recently started smoking on a New Braunfels offset smoker. I have tried twice to smoke some ribs and butts. The first time I started w/ lump charcoal and wood chunks. It was windy and in the mid 50′s. I couldn’t keep a consistent temp. It went from 150 to 350 while I turned my back. The second time I used purely lump charcoal and could barely keep the temp up over 200 at the grill level with the a mound of charcoal and the airflow at max. The outside temp was about 60-75 throughout the day. What can I do to keep my temps consistent b/w 200-250? Do I need to use a different fuel, or is there something mechanical that I need to do? Thanks..
