4th of July BBQ 2015 - What did you cook?

[Tailgating is my game]

The 4th was the 1st time I have cooked anything other than some quick burgers in about 3 weeks...it's been way yonder too hot and humid for me.  The folks on the weather channel warned people my age to stay indoors when possible.

Ant way, with the break in the heat wave, I got the offset going again and put on a couple of racks of St Louis style ribs. One of the grocers had them already trimmed and squared so there was almost no waste.
As you can see, the texture and color were spot on.  I missed the flavor with too much brown sugar and honey in the foil.  (lesson learned)

http://www.icybreeze.com/
This is what you need along with a tent

[jjjonz]

Not much, but gooood !!!! 

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[1Bigg_ER]

Bart, get one of these weber baskets for fish or veggies.



No sticking.

[Bart57266]

Thank you, I'll have to try that. Those are beautiful!

[Bart57266]

Stopped by Home Depot to look for cedar planks. A two pack, about 5" x 12" each, is $11. This seems high, doesn't it?

How many uses are they generally good for?

[drholly]

It does seem high to me. I usually find mine on Amazon, e.g.

http://www.amazon.com/Cedar-Grilling-Planks-12-Pack/dp/B009BFBNWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437412803&sr=8-1&keywords=cooking+planks

If you start there, look around, you'll find many more options / prices. I like to use other woods as well, Alder, Maple, Pecan - I prefer those to Cedar (but, that's just me..)

I did buy a few of the very thick ones for multiple uses.  I found first that it was a kind of a pain to clean between uses, and second they did not have the same "flavor" after the first use. So, now I look for the best value and expect one or at most two uses per plank. They still work well in the fire pit after they are retired from cooking.

Good luck!