Well, here goes nothing! 2 Racks of ribs, one St. Louis Style and one Spare Rib Style hanging in the cooker.
I usually go with Baby backs but I wanted to try something different. I trimmed them a little and cut the Spare Rib rack in two because it is pretty heavy. I lit a mini chimney with 40 briquettes of Kingsford Original, let it burn for 15 minutes and placed it in the basket with the rest of the unlit coals and a couple of chunks of hickory. (Initially filled the basket level and took out 40 briquettes for the chimney)
Immediately placed the ribs on the rack and closed the lid. It took the PBC almost an hour to reach 230 degrees internal temperature read with a Maverick ET-733. Ambient temp is 61 degrees with almost no breeze. Damper is set to 1/4 the way open and elevation is ~400 ft ASL.
It's holding 230 degrees pretty steady. I never saw a spike in temperature as others have reported. I haven't peaked inside either.
Should I be concerned? Any idea when I should check on them? Thanks for the help!
I usually go with Baby backs but I wanted to try something different. I trimmed them a little and cut the Spare Rib rack in two because it is pretty heavy. I lit a mini chimney with 40 briquettes of Kingsford Original, let it burn for 15 minutes and placed it in the basket with the rest of the unlit coals and a couple of chunks of hickory. (Initially filled the basket level and took out 40 briquettes for the chimney)
Immediately placed the ribs on the rack and closed the lid. It took the PBC almost an hour to reach 230 degrees internal temperature read with a Maverick ET-733. Ambient temp is 61 degrees with almost no breeze. Damper is set to 1/4 the way open and elevation is ~400 ft ASL.
It's holding 230 degrees pretty steady. I never saw a spike in temperature as others have reported. I haven't peaked inside either.
Should I be concerned? Any idea when I should check on them? Thanks for the help!
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