I didn't smoke this weekend. SWMBO and I ran 26.2 miles on Saturday in Olathe KS (*) and then drove back home on Sunday. Then we packed for our next adventure! We're helping my son build a shed at his new (to him) house in Michigan. As part of the adventure they go through their freezer and pull out whatever meat they want me to cook. Today it is a rack of spare ribs. The only smoker I have here is a mini-WSM I built for my son so I'm using his SS Performer instead. I filled one charcoal basket and lit it off with his weed burner. Once going, I threw some hickory chips on the coals and put the ribs on. Our daughter-in-law is a Pampered Chef something-or-other so I'm using one of their rubs - Buffalo Rub. Ribs have been on since 3:15 and temperature started about 350°F and has been drifting down as low as 220°. Every once in a while I throw more coals on to keep the basket more or less full and alternate between cherry and hickory chips.
Here's where they started at 3:15 PM
And at 6:40 PM
And they still need a little more. The meat has not yet started to pull back on the bones. I should probably pick them up and see how much bend there is in the rack.
OK, just checked again and after four hours they just don't feel done. Our work is done for the day and I'm ready to eat! That gives me time to prepare something else so the broccoli found in the fridge will be brushed with EVOO and get some Dijon rub sprinkled on it. When the ribs are almost done I'll grill the broccoli directly over the coals.
(*) If you ever get to Olathe KS or Kansas City, look for Oklahoma Joe's BBQ. We had lunch there after the marathon and it did not disappoint.