But you still have it! Don't you?
I found a blog where a guy tried different methods to get the "perfect" rib roast. Sear first cooked meat to deeply. No sear gave boring exterior. Slow cook followed by rest followed by 8-9 minutes in a 500* oven had minimal cookage from the outside, but a nice browned exterior. My uds went too slow, and I hadda relight it, then it went a bit higher than I was aiming, but still, 3 1/2 hours at around 270 for a 5# roast, and the sear after a 45 minute siesta. It's almost sacrilege to say, but I think it was better than Mom's. And she cooked one every week for decades. Not in a smoker, but...
I sure wish it'd been a big 'un!! That looks fantastic! And I'll second that cool old stove outside.I'd never cook on the crappy 40 year old piece in my kitchen if I had one of those.