I received my new PBC on Friday afternoon, and within 24 hours that baby was fired up and cooking some ribs. I wasn't sure if I was going to or not, but when I saw that my local grocer had ribs for HALF PRICE, how could I turn that down? So we made 2 racks of baby backs.
I had read all the threads on lighting techniques, and read the instructions thoroughly and I think all things considered it went pretty well. Lighting went well, and I put a probe from the Smoke in there to keep an eye on things, but I didn't pay it too much attention and as Jerod Broussard recommended, I "just let that dude roll."
Temp dipped initially, cracked lid for 10 minutes, temp came up nicely, put lid back, and all was fine thereafter. So, functionally, I had little problems. Cleaning up was a cinch too (with aluminum foil below the basket - thanks fzxdoc !)
The ONE question I have for you all is about doneness of ribs. My wife and I both felt the ribs came out a bit more chewy and less easy to remove from the bone that we would have liked. I've perused some ribs posts this morning and it seems to me that the most likely explanation is that I didn't cook them long enough. Would you all agree?
I had them on there a total time of 2 hrs and 20 minutes (last 20 minutes were post-saucing). No wrapping. The racks were cut in half to keep from extending down into the charcoal. I was pretty sure they were JUST starting to pass the bend test when I pulled them the first time, but I'm thinking I didn't let them go long enough. Would love feedback on your experiences/recommendations as I am planning to do 6-8 racks next weekend for the extended family.
I had some Memphis Dust still in the cabinet, so I did one rack with that, and one rack with the Beef & Game rub that came with the PBC (which is what they recommend), and though we are fans of Memphis Dust (especially on butt), we really liked their rub on the ribs! I'm thinking I might even do just that rub next weekend as a dry rib style (without saucing). I'll probably do 2 racks with MD and the other 4 with that.
I had read all the threads on lighting techniques, and read the instructions thoroughly and I think all things considered it went pretty well. Lighting went well, and I put a probe from the Smoke in there to keep an eye on things, but I didn't pay it too much attention and as Jerod Broussard recommended, I "just let that dude roll."
Temp dipped initially, cracked lid for 10 minutes, temp came up nicely, put lid back, and all was fine thereafter. So, functionally, I had little problems. Cleaning up was a cinch too (with aluminum foil below the basket - thanks fzxdoc !)
The ONE question I have for you all is about doneness of ribs. My wife and I both felt the ribs came out a bit more chewy and less easy to remove from the bone that we would have liked. I've perused some ribs posts this morning and it seems to me that the most likely explanation is that I didn't cook them long enough. Would you all agree?
I had them on there a total time of 2 hrs and 20 minutes (last 20 minutes were post-saucing). No wrapping. The racks were cut in half to keep from extending down into the charcoal. I was pretty sure they were JUST starting to pass the bend test when I pulled them the first time, but I'm thinking I didn't let them go long enough. Would love feedback on your experiences/recommendations as I am planning to do 6-8 racks next weekend for the extended family.
I had some Memphis Dust still in the cabinet, so I did one rack with that, and one rack with the Beef & Game rub that came with the PBC (which is what they recommend), and though we are fans of Memphis Dust (especially on butt), we really liked their rub on the ribs! I'm thinking I might even do just that rub next weekend as a dry rib style (without saucing). I'll probably do 2 racks with MD and the other 4 with that.
Comment