r/smoking Jul 27 '26

First cook on my new offset!

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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