In a recent post I had made inquiring about details necessary to get a 4 bone standing rib smoked in time for a 6pm dinner, @civilsmoker was very kind to elaborate on how to go about the process. What I thought was going to be somewhat straight forward following civil's input started out instead with a curveball thrown by our butcher. We had ordered a 4 bone with the bones cut off and tied back but when I got it home the bones were still intact. Ok, so pulled out the knives and got the bones removed. Then noticed the lingering tail along the whole roast was pretty much hard fat that would never render. Decision made, cut it off, truss up the remaining meat so it was a nicely uniform rib roast and forget the bones. The beautiful 9.89 lb roast now weighed 5lb-13oz. Regardless, there's plenty of meat there for everybody. However, note to self, next time just order the roast without the bones.
Started with 50/50 salt & pepper followed by a spread containing olive oil, fresh thyme, minced garlic, some Italian seasoning and a few shakes from a chimichurri dry herb bottle. Rested the roast for a few hours then into the smoker at 225-230º. BTW: the RFX thermo's worked like a champ. At the 3hr 30m mark the temp hit 130º. Pulled the roast. Let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes then placed in a oven at 145º. 2 hours later, time to slice and serve. Absolute perfection! Thanks for the help @civilsmoker
Started with 50/50 salt & pepper followed by a spread containing olive oil, fresh thyme, minced garlic, some Italian seasoning and a few shakes from a chimichurri dry herb bottle. Rested the roast for a few hours then into the smoker at 225-230º. BTW: the RFX thermo's worked like a champ. At the 3hr 30m mark the temp hit 130º. Pulled the roast. Let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes then placed in a oven at 145º. 2 hours later, time to slice and serve. Absolute perfection! Thanks for the help @civilsmoker
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. I almost died watching the atrocity unfold! My wife gets on me about giving advice, so I just watched in horror. I dont know about him...he think he knows everything, but knows nothing.
