Nuked the ribs beyond eating. Too much coal, vents need to be just nearly shut to avoid high temps.
I'm gettin there
Lol see my recommendation above on doing a test cook to get the temps right.
I did run it empty the day before and thought I had the flow right but wow did I miss it on the second go around. But when I threw in the ribs my game plan went south bigly. Walked in for 30 minutes and boom it was at 350 in no time.