Picking up the new $155 PBX Today!

[jfmorris]

Well, another great cook in the PBX is in the history books. Some of the best ribs I feel I've ever made. Lessons learned - removing the membrane, and single hooking HALF racks works perfectly. AND I think I might have moved the bottom vent some when I realized the screw was not actually tight, as the ribs were done in 2 hours 30 minutes from when I hung them, if you can believe that! I just checked them with a temp probe and it went through them all like warm butter, so I wrapped them all in foil, then a towel, then put them in the cooler until the sides were done in the kitchen.

I did rotate the ribs around some, as both times it seems to want to burn more charcoal on the left side of the basket, and that side is hotter.

Here is right before I started pulling them. They went on at 2:40ish, and were done a little after 5pm!



At 1 hour in, these ribs were not as barky as I expected, but I was blown away when I checked at 2 hours, and still cannot believe they were done in less than 3 hours! I pulled them wrapped in foil and a towel and put in a small cooler until time for dinner - another advantage to having them cut in half.

And here are the results...






I am now a full believer in the PBC cult! pbc... PBC... PBX!

[jfmorris]

Well, I considered the advice to NOT buy a cover for the PBX, but after finding a rainwater puddle inside, decided to get the PBX cover late last week. It was shoved in my mailbox by an Amazon postal delivery worker on Sunday afternoon, and I'll get the PBX cleaned up and covered some time today.

On a side note, I've been up since 2am and am dragging with my first cup of coffee that I got up and made at 5am, after finally giving up on ever going back to sleep before my 6am alarm. I am sure I will be EXTREMELY productive today! At least I got my priorities straight and checked in with the Pit before doing anything else useful...

[Lynn Dollar]

I do the same. I hate lying in bed trying to go back to sleep. Its the worst.

But I've also found, that I've reached the age that 9 pm is the new midnight.

[Mosca]

Oh yes, that side note. I celebrated Fathers Day with TWO beers at dinner, and fell asleep at 9PM. I woke up at 12:15AM, and then it was 6 hours of tossing and turning and trying to get comfortable, amid shoulder pain, knee pain, hands falling asleep, neck pain… when did I get old?