Breaking in the kettle - 6 racks of loin backs

[Bbqmiller]

Well, I guess this the way to break in a new kettle. This is the second cook.
Homemade smokenator from cutup foil pan, and kettle set up for indirect.

Lighting a few stubb's - found a use for my mom's charbroil.

Meat on grill

Temp setting in around 240 or so


Never cooked this many ribs on a standard kettle - if I was home, I would use the 22 WSM.
You forget how versatile the standard kettle is when you have a WSM.

[Tim in PA]

Is that a Weber rib rack?

[Bbqmiller]

Is that a Weber rib rack?

No, it is an off-brand SS rack from lowes. It is one of those that you can flip and use as a roasting rack.

[Tim in PA]

Cool. What did that run you?

[Bbqmiller]

Cool. What did that run you?

It was like 12-13 bucks. I found it on another website(see pic below). It didn't come up in a search on lowes app.

http://www.fredsmusicandbbq.com/NEW_STAINLESS_STEEL_V_ROASTING_RACK_FOR_USE_ON_p/hic43188.htm

[Bbqmiller]

Chugging along

[Bbqmiller]

Ribs came out great. Everyone liked them. Not my best but pretty good.



I used Magic Dust as the rub (made from Walmart brand spices) and one chunk of apple.

[1buckie]

Looks like Oh-Meat-Thirty (0-meat-:30), or however you spell that to me.....

Nice, nice cookup, packing them all in !!!!

I'm gonna show people those pics when they start whinin' about havin' a hard time squeezing on more than one flat......

[G$]

Looks super.  Did you find the ribs closest to the fuel cooked faster?

[smokeyjoeuk-ray]

that is simply inspirational.

[kendoll]

Brilliant work. They look great.

Can I ask if you rotated the position of the ribs through the cook or did you just leave them where they were?

Ken

[Bbqmiller]

Looks super.  Did you find the ribs closest to the fuel cooked faster?

Yes, the ones closest to the coals and the farthest seem to cook The fastest. I flipped/changed their position  3 times during the cook to help them cook evenly. I took them all off at the same time.
I was nervous doing this many, but they came out pretty tasty. The key to doing this is making a heat deflector/coal partition out of a tin pan. The temp was rock solid around 250 or so at the dome. They took around 4.5 hours. That is when they passed the bend test.

[Bbqmiller]

Brilliant work. They look great.

Can I ask if you rotated the position of the ribs through the cook or did you just leave them where they were?

Ken

Hi Ken,
Yes I did rotate - see previous post for more details. I did have to baby it a little more than the WSM but not too much to be annoying.
The rest of the family had a nice array of sides - baked beans, coleslaw, fried okra, and homemade ice cream for desert. A good ole Okie meal
Mike

[edhead35]

Great job. I haven't done that many on a kettle but the challenge inspires me to try. It is like fishing in a way. A " great but not my best run of ribs" is better than any day of work.