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Offline enassar

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Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #-1 on: July 26, 2015, 04:09:47 PM »
I would've loved to experiment more with my PBC but have not had much time. Taking a page from a recent post here I decided to cook without filling the whole area of the cola basket with coals. That to me feels wasteful, especially for a 3-4 hour cook. I did not have firebricks so I used aluminum foil to reduce the basket's capacity by about a 1/4. For a about a 4 hour cook total (1 whole chicken and two small slabs of spareribs) that was still too much coal. Next time half of a basket will do.

I left the ribs naked with only salt and pepper for a rub per Franklin's instructions. The chicken had a slightly more involved run with paprika, thyme, garlic and onion powder,....

Both were absolutely excellent with tons of flavor and great texture. I would not hang the chicken like that again though with two hooks. Removing it was tricky and caused it to drop into the coals when I tried to take it out. Only one hook would do.

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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« on: July 26, 2015, 05:54:14 PM »
Tasty looking meal.
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Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 06:05:31 PM »
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 06:09:57 PM »
Man that's some fine looking groceries.....looks like you had plenty of coals left over.I cook with half a basket most of the time.
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 06:10:24 PM »
Looks good! Nice job!
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 07:45:18 PM »
Great looking meal. You can always wear some high heat gloves and slip the re-bar out with the meat still hanging on it. I do that all the time...especially with a big turkey...............
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 10:06:01 PM »
Great looking meal.
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2015, 10:09:05 PM »
Very nice, makes me hungry again and I just ate dinner  ;)
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2015, 12:51:55 AM »
Looks great and great color on both!!! Don
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2015, 06:49:45 AM »
Great looking food!
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2015, 03:44:33 PM »
This and posts similar to it, along with responses to those posts, will get me to try cooking with less than a full basket of coals. Usually, I'm cooking for just the two of us, and 8 pounds of charcoal seems a waste of fuel. Judging from what you and others say, less than a full basket can lead to successful cooks.
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2015, 08:20:15 PM »
Quote from: smokeasaurus on July 26, 2015, 07:45:18 PM
Great looking meal. You can always wear some high heat gloves and slip the re-bar out with the meat still hanging on it. I do that all the time...especially with a big turkey...............

Heh, that makes a lot of sense. Next time I will try that.
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2015, 04:56:54 PM »
Hello All,
Forgive my ignorance, but I have seen the posts about using 1/2 or 3/4 basket and they all seem to block a section of the basket.
Would using the whole basket just filled less work the same, or is the stacking of the briquettes is what would be missing?

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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2015, 05:10:15 PM »
Looks good.  I havent used the Pit Barrel in a while, time to get a whole chicken in there again.
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Re: Chicken and Ribs using 3/4 of the coal basket
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2015, 06:36:05 PM »
Quote from: DonR9 on July 27, 2015, 03:44:33 PM
  Judging from what you and others say, less than a full basket can lead to successful cooks.

Some have said I'm a few briquettes shy of a full basket of coals.

just sayin'...
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