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After getting my a$$ handed to me on my first smoke, I reached out to some folks for help and things went much better the second time around.

Smoked ribs again on my Weber kettle using the snake method and I was able to get much better temps this time. It seems I messed up the snake method last time, not providing enough surface contact between briquettes.

This time I stacked them on more of a diagonal domino pattern and the results were great.

I choked back my bottom vents to 1/8th open and consistently held 225 ish temps throughout the 6 hour cook (3-2-1 method).

I think I may have overcooked them a bit, as they fell apart when I tried picking them up off the grill. I pushed the temps to 250 during the wrap, per some YouTube dude.

I also used too much bbq sauce, so will dial that back next time.

All in all, I was thrilled with the results!
Thanks to everyone here who was kind enough to share tips and trick with me. This is a great community :)
 

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Those ribs look mighty fine to me, and you've got the snake method down pat - really neat. How long did it last?

Point for sure
Chris
 
That snake looks much better than the last one.
And I’m a fan of sticky bbq drenched ribs, so these get a thumbs up from me!
 
Don't care how it came off the bone. It looks damn good! Like the grilled corn too.
Don
 
Those ribs look mighty fine to me, and you've got the snake method down pat - really neat. How long did it last?

Point for sure
Chris
The snake lasted the entire 6 hour cook and there were about 8 rows of unburned charcoal when the ribs were done.
 
That's gotta be the Neatest Snake I've ever seen!! Looks like Art-work!
Ribs look great.
I like to make them without Sauce, and serve BBQ Sauce on the side.
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear
 
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