Smoked Primed Rib - Q-view - Smokin-it #2

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grimm5577

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Aug 6, 2012
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A friend cooked up a Prime Rib the other week which was delicious so I figured I would have a go at it. Mine was just under 5#'s.



I rubbed it down with some Montreal Steak Seasoning and let it sit for the 24 hours. Then into the smoker it went. I used 3 Hickory wood charcoal briquettes and 2 chunks of peach. I need to get some more hickory that won't ignite in my smoker. The bag I got from home depot is so dry even after a 20 min soaking they will ignite.

At 145* I pulled the meat out, wrapped it in foil and placed it in a cooler for an hour.

After the hour of rest the meat was sliced.


It came out great, was really tender and juicey, I think I prefer red meat to be cooked over a flame though. I also think I will trim some fat before next time. Took about 4 hours in the smokin-it#2 at 250*
 
Looks great!

If you do another one try the reverse sear method!  Smoke it for as long as it takes to reach 115* IT then put it on a hot grill to finish it off.

You won't be sorry.

Good luck,

Bill
 
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Looks great!  Gotta love PR...
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Looks great!

If you do another one try the reverse sear method!  Smoke it for as long as it takes to reach 115* IT then put it on a hot grill to finish it off.

You won't be sorry.

Good luck,

Bill
I was debating doing something like that, I really like my meat to have a crisp. I wasn't too sure on when to pull it to toss it on a grill, and I didn't want to overcook it. I will certainly try that next time.

Thanks for the advice.
 
So if you pulled it at 145˚, after the rest it probably topped out somewhere around 152˚-155˚. It looks like a perfect medium/medium well. If that's how you like it, I'd say you nailed it!! That is one beautiful roast. Was it dry aged?
 
I like a medium to medium rare so this was a bit more done than I wold have preferred, but not to bad for my first attempt. Still very juicy and tender. I was debating on pulling it sooner but it still felt a bit soft to touch, as if it was too rare. (I can generally judge the cooking of the meat by how firm it is). Would you recommend pulling at say 137-140* to get a more medium rare?

It wasn't dry aged, that would have been nice though, It was just a nice cut on sale at the local grocery store.
 
I like a medium to medium rare so this was a bit more done than I wold have preferred, but not to bad for my first attempt. Still very juicy and tender. I was debating on pulling it sooner but it still felt a bit soft to touch, as if it was too rare. (I can generally judge the cooking of the meat by how firm it is). Would you recommend pulling at say 137-140* to get a more medium rare?

It wasn't dry aged, that would have been nice though, It was just a nice cut on sale at the local grocery store.
My Prime Rib target is always 137.

Pink from skin to skin, but not too rare.

Bear
 
I pull mine at 130* for rare, medium rare. Dry aged and then smoked is awesome. Check out Mr T's write up! Also check out these bags:

http://www.drybagsteak.com/
Do you have experience with these bags? I'm very intrigued.
Wow great looking piece of meat! Also your photos are amazing in both quality and set up!
Thanks I also do photography semi-professionally. (christopherludwig.com) go under interests, my bbq blog is there as well.
 
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