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Offline Smokerjunky

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2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #-1 on: December 29, 2015, 03:01:27 PM »
Hi Everyone!

This year Christmas dinner called for prime rib from the pellet smoker.  I purchased an 11 pound boneless choice prime rib from Costco.  I was really looking for a "prime" grade but they did not have them.  We only had 6 people for dinner so I was looking for a prime rib around 6 - 7 pounds but ended up with the 11+ pounder because it had the best marbling of the selection in the case.

I tied with butcher's string and seasoned it with Montreal Steak Seasoning at around 5 PM on Christmas Eve, wrapped in saran and returned it to the fridge to get "working" overnight.  At 8:00 AM I pulled it out of the fridge and let it sit at room temp for two hours.  At 10:00 AM I put it on the Grand Slam with Hickory pellets at 230 degrees.  At around 2:00 PM I raised the grill temp to 270 degrees to speed things up just a bit.  When the IT hit 130 degrees in the dead center I pulled it and tented with aluminum foil and rested it for about 15 mins.  Following the rest I put it on the Weber gas grill at 500 degrees and seared the outside.  The total time on the Weber was just a couple of minutes and I rotated it to sear all sides.  The end pieces were medium well and the center cuts were what I would call medium rare (I did not take a final IT but it was around 135)

This was without a doubt the best prime rib we have had to date, not because of the cook but because it was an incredible cut of meat - especially impressed for "choice" grade - nice job Costco  :)

Total cook time on the pellet grill was just under 5 hours.

Here is what it looked like.




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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« on: December 29, 2015, 03:38:42 PM »
I'm gonna need some fresh grated hroseradish with that..perfect.   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2015, 04:05:47 PM »
That is gorgeous!
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2015, 04:13:03 PM »
Now that is prime time  8) 8)
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2015, 04:59:47 PM »
I'm gonna need some fresh grated hroseradish with that..perfect.   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

X2 - that is just pretty edge to edge! Oh my goodness.
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2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2015, 05:12:52 PM »
Very nice. Bet it was delicious


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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2015, 05:14:30 PM »
Prime rib done just right SJ!!! Must have been some good eating!!! Don
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2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2015, 05:51:36 PM »
I'll take a king cut and some dipping aujou
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2015, 05:56:04 PM »
talk about hitting a homerun. WOW!!!
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2015, 06:05:50 PM »
Perfect!
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2015, 06:23:52 PM »
DAYUM!!!

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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2015, 08:36:45 PM »
Outstanding  ;D
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2015, 01:54:38 AM »
sj, great prime rib cooked to perfection. It looks delicious.

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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2015, 05:40:07 AM »
Looks great and gives everyone a choice of doneness they want!
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Re: 2015 Reverse Seared Christmas Prime Rib
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2015, 08:10:57 AM »
Cooked perfectly!
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