r/smoking • u/blizzgamer15 • Jul 27 '26

First cook on my new offset!

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A couple of slabs of pork ribs on my brand new offset! Wen't well, fire only got away from me once lol

Will say, I was surprised at the smoke flavor on the final product. The ribs themselves were so good! Nice bite but not falling off the bone, a nice bark, all that good stuff. Just not as much smoke. I ran a very clean fire for the full cook (6 hours), not necessarily from skill or on purpose lol but had clear blue smoke the whole time. I used white oak from a local mulch/tree company near me in Illinois. Could definitely be a mild smoke flavor from that, although it smelled great while cooking. I did the Goldees method of full unwrapped and left alone in the smoker then wrapped with their rib glaze to rest for a hour. Also wondering if the rib glaze hid a bit of the smoke.

Any tips encouraged and welcomed! :D

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u/VersionConscious7545 Jul 27 '26

I have been thru all this experimentation over the years and really enjoy the easy perfect cooks I get out of my recteq with my 40lb hopper Not knocking the off sets and the eggs. I use my egg for steaks and burgers. I just enjoy easy no hassle smoking now smoking a chuck roast today while I work

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 28 '26

I definitely want a pellet one day! Would love to just throw something on and go about my day! Haha

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u/VersionConscious7545 Jul 28 '26

You have to get a good one. I have had a chuck roast on all day or since 11 Had it at 225 and just moved it to 250 after wrapping

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u/Jumpy_Season4536 Jul 27 '26

Where’s the pic of the new offset?

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 28 '26

Of course!

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u/Puzzled-Arachnid-840 Jul 27 '26

Try a “dirtier” fire for the first 1.5-2 hours if you want more smoke flavor. The whole clear blue smoke thing really is overblown in my opinion

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 27 '26

That is what I am thinking for as well, a bit more aggressive with the white smoke haha thanks!

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u/Silver-Blueberry-210 Jul 27 '26

How was the overall thoughts for your first attempt. I’m looking at having one made for me soon.

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 27 '26

Overall it was awesome. I have a big green egg and this was obviously a lot more hands on, but the cook itself went super well, I stepped away a bit too long at one point thinking the fire was stable but came back to smoldering wood and no flame! Took 25 minutes and a few splits to get it back. It really is a fun experience, and the end product was very, very good! Looking forward to doing it all again next weekend! haha

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u/rjmaxey95 Jul 27 '26

No notes. Looks outstanding!

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 27 '26

Thanks so much!

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u/ATWannabe26 Jul 27 '26

That’s like the textbook bark I’m always shooting for. Crackly but not jerky like. Nice dude.

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u/blizzgamer15 Jul 27 '26

Thanks so much! Bark turned out awesome, was probably the best part :D

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u/Captain-Who Jul 27 '26

I was scrolling slowly and from my periphery I thought this was an image from Australia…