While I was smoking a brisket on the new cooker, I decided to cook some of the meat in the fridge on the Kamado Joe. I had a rack of ribs and a bit of ground beef.
For the ribs I dry brined them and let them sit for a couple hours. Then rubbed down with mustard and applied some Slabs Perk Up Your Pork rub. I got the KJ stable at 225-ish and put the ribs on indirect over the diffuser with an empty drip pan underneath. After about six hours they passed the bend test. Did not foil. My wife wanted hers without sauce so I gave her half the rack dry. The other half I sauced with Blues Hog and put back on the KJ to caramelize. They turned out great. Tender but still a bit chewy, with a nice smoke ring.



For the burgers I used some mustard as a binder (wife is allergic to eggs). Added some garlic and onion powder, some Dizzy Pig Cow Lick and some worchestershire sauce. Formed the patties, got the KJ up to about 400 after finishing the ribs and I threw the grill grates on the KJ upside down (I've enjoyed grilling burgers and steaks on a griddle lately due to the crust). Burgers for lunch tomorrow!

For the ribs I dry brined them and let them sit for a couple hours. Then rubbed down with mustard and applied some Slabs Perk Up Your Pork rub. I got the KJ stable at 225-ish and put the ribs on indirect over the diffuser with an empty drip pan underneath. After about six hours they passed the bend test. Did not foil. My wife wanted hers without sauce so I gave her half the rack dry. The other half I sauced with Blues Hog and put back on the KJ to caramelize. They turned out great. Tender but still a bit chewy, with a nice smoke ring.



For the burgers I used some mustard as a binder (wife is allergic to eggs). Added some garlic and onion powder, some Dizzy Pig Cow Lick and some worchestershire sauce. Formed the patties, got the KJ up to about 400 after finishing the ribs and I threw the grill grates on the KJ upside down (I've enjoyed grilling burgers and steaks on a griddle lately due to the crust). Burgers for lunch tomorrow!


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