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Ribs.....well there's a first time for everything

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bamabob:
I've had my keg for almost 9 years now and have never used anything but lump charcoal for fuel.  I did a couple of butts last weekend and had leftover lump in the keg.  I gave it a stir and put some Kingsford Natural Competition briquettes in a ring on top of the lump, probably around 20 of them.  Lit it just as I would if it was all lump with a starter cube.  Added some hickory, pecan and apple chunks for smoke.  Set the vents just as I would if I was using all lump.
Well, everything started off fine, temp stabilized between 225 and 250* for the first few hours then started rising.  I shut the vents down some and it was still higher than I wanted, around 280 so I shut the bottom vent completely and had the top around 1.5.  I wouldn't expect things to burn hotter since lump generally burns hotter than briquettes.  Everything turned out fine, these were some juicy ribs.

TMB:
Looking great!

TentHunteR:
Glad the ribs came out so good. They definitely look good!


Yep, those "natural briquettes" have no fillers, and sure seem to pack a lot of BTU's.

smokeasaurus:
Great looking ribs.

Old Hickory:
The mix worked good, those ribs look perfect. :thumbup:

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