On Saturday, I did a rack of baby back. I was planning on Noah's rec of 3.5 to 4.5 hours, which was a mistake. Temp seemed a bit higher - 290 to 320, and at two hours, I pulled the rack to check and poked it in a few places with a toothpick to check doneness. I figured 30 min more woul do it, so I hung it back in the barrel on the other rebar. I was in the house for 10 minutes or so and came out to find smoke billowing and a barrel temp of 425. Seems like there was a grease fire right below the ribs that must have caused the temp increase. I'm not sure if the grease fire was due to poking the ribs or leaving the lid off while I poked them. I crammed foil in around the rebar, but the temp wasn't dropping quickly. So, 10 minutes later, I pulled the rack, but they were overdone to dryness, but still tasted great.
Today was thunderstorms forecast, so I gave Chubby the day off. My pit barrel experience is a work in progress.
Gary
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