I haven’t done short ribs in quite a while. I always look for them, but what I usually find are the sorry ass bones that are leftover from what the butcher cuts the “flanken cut” ribs from. Well, when I saw these meaty bones, they went home with me!
There were only three in the pack, but that was plenty to justify firing up the new-to-me Outrider that I picked up, thanks to
@crowderjd I did my usual set-up for this cooker, with Cajun Bandit Stacker. When I don’t need a ton of fuel, I use fire bricks to confine the briquettes. The charcoal grate fits perfectly inside the Cajun Bandit charcoal ring.
First time using the Weber briquettes for a long cook. I did not use any wood chunks, just to see what flavor I would get from just the briquettes. To me, the briquettes smell very nice on their own.
The ribs were lightly dusted with Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Spice Rub and put on the cooking grate.
I’m using my Thermoworks Smoke and I am finally using the Wifi Gateway, that I picked up several weeks ago. This thing is AWESOME! I did a few errands and was able to keep an eye on my pit temp from the road. The Outrider/Cajun Bandit combo is super stable, so the Gateway isn’t really necessary, but it is an expense that is worth it to me.
Cooker Shot…
Going on 3-hours now…
These things have a ways to go, so I’ll do my best to update this post with some plated pics, once done.