I purchased one of Noah Granville's Pit Barrel Cookers back in late July. I have had the best results with hanging baby back ribs. The most I've cooked are 4 racks at a time. Do Pit Barrel users experience longer cooking times the more racks they cook? If so, how much longer? I know some of my times were affected by meat temperature. Colder ribs, longer cooking time.
Im in Oakland, CA and am cooking at sea level.
July 20th Cook
3 Racks Swift's Premium from Costco
Coals lit per instructions
Checked at 2 hours, pulled and sauced
Pulled at 2.5 hours
They were great!
July 27th Cook
2 racks Baby Backs from Trader Joe's
Same as above
Labor Day Cook
3 Racks Swift's Premium from Costco
​Coals lit per instructions
Had to thaw slightly as my fridge is giving me problems. One end started freezing. Water bath for 15-20 minutes.
Checked at 2 hours
Checked at 2.5
Checked at 3 hours, temp a was 145
Checked at 3.5 hours, same temp
I was bringing them to a friend's house and people were getting hungry, pulled and sauced
People thought they were good.
Not as good as my first two cooks
October 3rd Cook
2 Racks from Berkeley Bowl Meat Coop, 2 racks from Trader Joe's
1/4 of a basket of coals lit on a chimney and dumped in after 15 minutes
Checked at 2 hours
Checked at 2.5 hours
Checked at 3.0 hours
Checked and sauced at 3.25 hours
Pulled and served at 3.75 hours
Im in Oakland, CA and am cooking at sea level.
July 20th Cook
3 Racks Swift's Premium from Costco
Coals lit per instructions
Checked at 2 hours, pulled and sauced
Pulled at 2.5 hours
They were great!
July 27th Cook
2 racks Baby Backs from Trader Joe's
Same as above
Labor Day Cook
3 Racks Swift's Premium from Costco
​Coals lit per instructions
Had to thaw slightly as my fridge is giving me problems. One end started freezing. Water bath for 15-20 minutes.
Checked at 2 hours
Checked at 2.5
Checked at 3 hours, temp a was 145
Checked at 3.5 hours, same temp
I was bringing them to a friend's house and people were getting hungry, pulled and sauced
People thought they were good.
Not as good as my first two cooks
October 3rd Cook
2 Racks from Berkeley Bowl Meat Coop, 2 racks from Trader Joe's
1/4 of a basket of coals lit on a chimney and dumped in after 15 minutes
Checked at 2 hours
Checked at 2.5 hours
Checked at 3.0 hours
Checked and sauced at 3.25 hours
Pulled and served at 3.75 hours
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