I put some untrimmed spare ribs in the PBC today for company at 6:30. I rubbed one rack with PBC All Purpose Rub and the other with a more tradition brown suger base rub. I cut these in half because my first time to cook ribs the bottoms got charred. I put the ribs on at a little before 3:30 in hopes that they would be ready by 6:30. I was not so lucky. This is the second time (only my third cook total) that I have ran out of time
I keep thinking that things will cook faster in the PBC than they do.
After about almost two hours my temps fell to about 230, which is fine but not when im wanting these done in 3-3.5 hours. I cracked the lid and in about thirty minutes the temp came back to 280. I closed the lid and the temp again fell closer to 220. This all may have been due to me using only about 3/4 basket with Kingsford Blue. I thought i could get away with it. (if i had had more time i probably would have) The ribs had been in the PBC now for about 2:30 hours and were not near done. I transferred them into the oven on 325 for another 45 min and then to 350 for fifteen minutes. Guest arrived so i pulled them. The meat was pulling from the bones so I thought they may be good to go.
Flavor was good on both. I would like a little more smoke flavor. I added two handfuls of apple wood chips at the beginning. I also sauced the non PBC rubbed ribs and let cook in oven for a few minutes.
The ribs were tougher than I like. Had to work a little and did not pulled clean from the bone.
Lesson learned, the PBC cooks faster, but not as fast as in my head.
PS: how do yo post a pictures throughout your post and not just at the end as attachments?
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