Cook & Move! Need some advice for prime rib on PBC

[willzimm]

Howdy folks - Would love your advice on a little predicament I'm having. So on Turkey Day I want to do a prime rib on my PBC and take it to family an hour away. I considered taking the barrel with me but if I can pull off cooking and traveling I will do that.

I'm thinking to cook the meat until it hits about 110 degrees, wrap it tightly in foil and then put into a cooler. It would have to be like that until we are ready to eat, which would be after an hour drive and then another 2 - 3 hours after that.

Is this possible or has anyone attempted this? Do you think the temp will hold that long on the meat inside the cooler? Or should I just suck it up and bring the barrel there? I would hate to ruin such a nice piece of meat. Any thoughts welcome! Thanks!

[MBMorgan]

Welcome to the Pit ... and have a look at this: http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_tech...ux_cambro.html

[David Parrish]

Take the Barrel. It'll be MUCH better fresh out of the cooker and PBCs travel well.

[PBCDad]

I agree, the PBC travels surprisingly well, just take something to extinguish the coals with so you don't have to wait for them to burn out. I think the Faux Cambro works really well for tough meats taken up to high temps, but I think you'd be holding your prime rib in the bacterial danger zone. Food safety expert Jerod Broussard can confirm. Plus everyone will think you are so cool and marvel at your shiny smoker (clean the outside before making the trip).

And welcome to the pit, let me know how the PR turns out! I'm playing with the idea of doing the same thing for Christmas.

[fuzzydaddy]

I agree on taking the PBC with you, and welcome! We'd love to get an intro from you over in the Introduce Yourself channel when you get a minute. Thank you!

[Jerod Broussard]

I'd definitely travel with the PBC. While there could some food safety issues as mentioned above, I really don't think you can turn out the best product traveling and holding meats like prime rib, turkey, etc. Brisket and pork shoulder do much better under those conditions.

[JohnF]

My PBC travels with uswhile RVing, I might mention, follow Noah's recipe for prime rib, best we have ever had and that is an independent review.

[willzimm]

Thanks everyone for your input! I ended up taking it with me and it was well worth it. It was 3 ribs, just over 6 pounds and took about 2 hours to get to 120 degrees. Definitely one of the best I ever had.

Had to leave the PBC there as it was still too warm for my liking to travel back with by the time we left. I miss her dearly already!

[HawkerXP]

You better go pick her up ASAP! Now that our secret is out to the rest of your family she just might just disappear!