Ribs and thighs . 2nd cook on the 26

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chopsaw

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Wanted to try another longer smoke on the 26 , so I chose some St. Louis cut ribs .
I seasoned them up with the brisket rub I made , course salt and pepper . Let them sit in the fridge while I set up the kettle , then about an hour on the counter to warm up a bit .
Kettle settled in at 260 , put the ribs on .
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I made a small chimney starter , holds about 10 briquettes .
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I thought I had pics on the grill , but can't find them . I did a bend test at about 5 hours . Had not looked at the til then . The kettle holds good heat , unless you open the lid to much . I did temp them , normally I don't . They were 185 . Took them off .
No sauce no spritz .
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I was having chicken thighs for supper . Was gonna do the on the 22 , but the snake had alot left . So seasoned them up and right on where the ribs were . Looked at an hour or so in . 20190915_175719.jpg
After 1st flip .
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Kettle was losing steam . Had the lid open to much so I put them on the Genesis to finish up .
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Cut up some ribs ,,
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Daughter is getting good with that instant pot . Broccoli rice , and fresh green beans with garlic butter .
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Sliced opened the chicken for a look .
Juicy . Skin edible , but should be better . Kettle got a bit cold .
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It was all really good . Ribs were some of the best I've done . Not alot of meat on them but
taste texture were spot on . Forgot to say above , no peel of the membrane . I just leave it .
Daughter said chicken needed salt . I said should have put it on before you gnawed it down to the bone . I've been cutting back on salt , and I always brine my chicken in Pop's . Didn't do it this time , and I think she missed that .

This is what was left of the snake . Cooked a slab of ribs , then 5 nice chicken thighs . Had about half left . Burn time was around 6 or 7 hours .
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Thanks for lookin .
 
Looks good I need to learn to do more with Weber
Yeah , they cook great . I'm really impressed with the 26 " .
Thanks .
That's some great looking food Chop. A Weber kettle HAS to be one of the best inventions of all times. I'd like to know more about that slick looking chimney!
Thanks for the comment . I agree . Love the kettles .
That starter is a piece of 4 " spiral duct . I used it on my dust collection system for my work shop . I used to have one that was 10 " spiral 18 " tall . Used it with a cheap off set to get it up to temp .
 
Perfection Chop. Those ribs and chicken look fantastic. A few more meals like those and the kettle will have paid itself off.

One question, why didn't you put the chicken on with the ribs? Space shouldn't have been an issue.

Point for sure
Chris
 
Looks like you did 2 on the bottom and one on top? How many lit coals? I need to learn this in 2 weeks before the gatherng. BTW, meat looks great.
 
Looks like you did 2 on the bottom and one on top? How many lit coals? I need to learn this in 2 weeks before the gatherng.
That is what I did there . I made a piece of bent metal to go at the start to hold the lit coals . I also made the small chimney . I used about 10 lit coals to start it . I'm going to do a test run on the performer to see how it runs . Just started this myself , but was going to post up what I've learned .
 
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One question, why didn't you put the chicken on with the ribs? Space shouldn't have been an issue.
Thanks Chris . I was doing the ribs as a test . Plan was to grill the thighs later in the day on the performer . When the ribs were done , had plenty of burn time left . So I threw the thighs on . Plenty of room is right .

I would love a 26" kettle the food looks great Rich
Thank you Richie . Guy had one on CL for $225 . Got tired of the phone tag , and ordered a new one . No regrets at all . Worth every penny .
 
All looks great Chopsaw! You mentioned the Instant Pot, we love that thing so much we have 2 lol.
 
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