Couple months ago I picked up a Prime brisket and Prime dino ribs from Costco and had to throw them out when I forgot and left them in the cooler without ice. It was a tragic day, throwing away $100 worth of amazing meat, but I had too much going on at the time and kept putting ice in the ice chest for a couple days (we don't have diddly for fridge room) and finally forgot one day.
So yesterday I used my Costco cash back certificate and bought them again - a 14lb Prime brisket and a double rack of dino ribs. I'm going to do the brisket on NYE for New Year's Day. I got up this morning hankering for brisket, and I've been re-reading the tutorial pages, watching videos and looking at brisket cooks here in The Pit, but I just don't have time to do it right today, so I'm going to do it Monday night. So today, I figure I can knock out those 2 plates of dinos in about 6 hours or thereabouts, but I've never really done these before. So I'm open to ideas...
Right now I'm going to salt them and let them sit for an hour or so, I'll check back. My plan is probably to use Oak Ridge Black Ops rub, unless I'm too short on it (have about half a bag) and need to save all of it for my brisket tomorrow night.
Probably make some beans to pan underneath the ribs to catch drippings. Those shouldn't be on there for 6 hours though, right? Timing this is a little new for me, I usually just cook the meat on the smoker (Yoder YS480). I figure maybe throw the beans on a couple hours in, since that's when the fat will start rendering the most, anyways, right? I don't want the beans to turn to mush from being cooked too long.
Any specific tips on the ribs, besides pulling off the membrane? I have a Fireboard, but the probes are thick and I don't think I will get good, accurate readings on the ribs trying to fit them in-between the bones, right? I never worry about temps on my pork ribs, but again, beef ribs are new to me.
Should I just use my instant-read Thermopops, or go by feel from the meat pulling back from the bones, or what?
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So yesterday I used my Costco cash back certificate and bought them again - a 14lb Prime brisket and a double rack of dino ribs. I'm going to do the brisket on NYE for New Year's Day. I got up this morning hankering for brisket, and I've been re-reading the tutorial pages, watching videos and looking at brisket cooks here in The Pit, but I just don't have time to do it right today, so I'm going to do it Monday night. So today, I figure I can knock out those 2 plates of dinos in about 6 hours or thereabouts, but I've never really done these before. So I'm open to ideas...
Right now I'm going to salt them and let them sit for an hour or so, I'll check back. My plan is probably to use Oak Ridge Black Ops rub, unless I'm too short on it (have about half a bag) and need to save all of it for my brisket tomorrow night.
Probably make some beans to pan underneath the ribs to catch drippings. Those shouldn't be on there for 6 hours though, right? Timing this is a little new for me, I usually just cook the meat on the smoker (Yoder YS480). I figure maybe throw the beans on a couple hours in, since that's when the fat will start rendering the most, anyways, right? I don't want the beans to turn to mush from being cooked too long.
Any specific tips on the ribs, besides pulling off the membrane? I have a Fireboard, but the probes are thick and I don't think I will get good, accurate readings on the ribs trying to fit them in-between the bones, right? I never worry about temps on my pork ribs, but again, beef ribs are new to me.
Should I just use my instant-read Thermopops, or go by feel from the meat pulling back from the bones, or what?
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