PBC cook time question

[JeffJ]

Over the 4th I'm going to cook 6 slabs of St Louis cut ribs in the PBC.

Can anyone ballpark roughly how long they will take? I know that they're done when they are done. I've only cooked baby backs in my PBC (I've only used it 3 times total, so far) and am just trying to get a rough idea.

[FireMan]

I did 6 in 4 1/2 approx, maybe a tad longer, like 15 min.

P.S. Mine were full slabs, not StL, if it matters.

[doctorak]

Yeah I'd leave yourself 5 hours to be safe, and be ready to cambro them.

[JimLinebarger]

According to the PBC rib recipe and the standard config of the PBC,

"Cook for approximately 3-4 hours for St. Louis style ribs, or 2-3 hours for baby backs, until the meat starts to pull back from the of the bone, approximately ¼ – ½ inches. Cook times may vary according to elevation as well.
TIP: Check in and look at the ribs each hour until familiar with the PBC cooking process."

But as the previous post state, giving yourself the 4-5 hour time frame will be the safe bet.

I have a BBQ Guru PartyQ for mine so I try the 3-2-1 or 3-1-1 method. Still working out which is better. The PartyQ allows me to drop the temp down to 230 instead of the standard 275-310. After doing both St. Louis and Baby Backs, we prefer the St. Louis. The PBC does a great job on them every time. With the lower temp it does take longer but normally it hasn't been more than 6 hours, but that is if I use the 3-2-1 method.

[Brewmaster]

I just did 6 racks of SLS ribs and it took 3.5-3.75 hours, glazed after 3 hours, had to open top vent a little to keep temp up

[DWCowles]

It took 4-1/2 hrs for me to cook 8 racks of baby back ribs in the PBC.

[JeffJ]

Thanks for all of the info. I will check them for doneness at the three hour mark and go from there, based on the feedback I've gotten.

[fzxdoc]

JeffJ , FWIW I have these times logged for SLC ribs in this PBC Cook Times topic:


St. Louis Cut Ribs:

• No weight or PBC temp recorded: 3 hrs 45 minutes to cook, 5 to baste, 25 min to bark. 4.25 hours total. (Noah on PBC video)
• No weight recorded, PBC 240-260 degF: 3hrs 10 min to cook, 5 min to baste, 25 min to bark. 3 hrs 40 min total.
• 5 racks SLC ribs, average size. Room temperature at start. Barrel temps at mid rib level 270-290 degrees throughout cook. Cook time 2.5 hrs, 10 minutes to sauce, 30 to bark. Total 3 hrs in barrel.
• 1 rack SLC ribs, 3.67 lbs for 12 ribs. Cut in half (two 6-rib pieces) to keep from hanging too close to fire. Double serial hooked for security. Average PBC temp: 285 degF. Total cook time: 4.5 hours for thinner end, 5 hours for thicker end.

Kathryn