The bbq photo & recipe thread

[Sway]

digimeistter said:

Well my first foray into smoking ribs didn't go well

Cooked them indirectly at around 250f for 3.5 hours , looked great on the outside but very tough and barely edible.

The only thing I can think I did wrong was put them on too early as the temp was around 350-400 for about an hour until I could get it down to 250ish

Any ideas?

Ribs can cope with a bit of excess heat, but they do need time.

The '321' method works well, often tweaked to the '311' method with the typical rib cuts we get (the American trim differently).

Three hours indirect, one or two hours wrapped in foil with a little juice, then an hour back unwrapped and indirect - basting regularly and given a blast direct to make lovely and sticky!

Should be falling off the bone.

Did really thick beef ribs with this technique (321) and they were fooking awesome...

[HD Adam]

Sway said:

Did really thick beef ribs with this technique (321) and they were fooking awesome...

Mmmmm, beef ribs

[tuffer]

Beef rib...


2 hours on low, 2 hours in foil then a quick sear.

Dog guarding warming drawer full of Beef...

[Pferdestarke]

Very nice tuffer

Can you talk me through your oven set up?

Miele? Steam? Warming drawer?

[tuffer]

Pferdestarke said:

Very nice tuffer

Can you talk me through your oven set up?

Miele? Steam? Warming drawer?

Miele Ice (I think it's been discontinued), Warming drawer, steam oven, Microwave/Oven combo, Main oven and Induction Hob. Beef was cooked on the Big Green Egg though.
Thanks

[fttm]

Craikeybaby said:

Any tips for doing pizza on the Weber? I've got a pizza stone and have made the dough, so looking for tips on the actual cook.

Probably too late replying but , heat the stone to 500 , lightly oil base of pizza , add toppings and a sprinkle of olive oil , onto stone for 10 mins then eat , HTH

[rich83]

fttm said:

Probably too late replying but , heat the stone to 500 , lightly oil base of pizza , add toppings and a sprinkle of olive oil , onto stone for 10 mins then eat , HTH

Just put coals underneath and the pizza stop on top... and use the lid i presume?

[Craikeybaby]

Thanks. I'll use those tips next time, it didn't go too well, I don't think I got the BBQ hot enough. Still tastes good, even if it wasn't too presentable.

[illmonkey]

Usually I do a dirty steak, but saw this different method. It works well, saves the ash on the steak, but the chargrilled flavour isn't as strong. Still bloody good!





Even Louis got in on the action! He got a few small bits for being a good lad.

[Sushi]

digimeistter said:

Well my first foray into smoking ribs didn't go well

Cooked them indirectly at around 250f for 3.5 hours , looked great on the outside but very tough and barely edible.

The only thing I can think I did wrong was put them on too early as the temp was around 350-400 for about an hour until I could get it down to 250ish

Any ideas?

3.5 hours isn't long enough, at 250 they need about 6-7 hours, as mentioned previously 3-2-1 method is good
3 hours in the smoke and indirect heat
2 hours in foil with splash of apple juice or whatever you fancy
1 hour out of the foil indirect

[Sushi]

On the topic of ribs, I tested out the cyberq wifi with 2 racks this weekend. It worked really well, held temp nicely, and it was great not having to fiddle with the vents every half hour.
Smoked over hickory, foiled in apple juice, smothered in my homemade spicy apple bbq sauce.

[Type R Tom]

Sushi said:

digimeistter said:

Well my first foray into smoking ribs didn't go well

Cooked them indirectly at around 250f for 3.5 hours , looked great on the outside but very tough and barely edible.

The only thing I can think I did wrong was put them on too early as the temp was around 350-400 for about an hour until I could get it down to 250ish

Any ideas?

3.5 hours isn't long enough, at 250 they need about 6-7 hours, as mentioned previously 3-2-1 method is good
3 hours in the smoke and indirect heat
2 hours in foil with splash of apple juice or whatever you fancy
1 hour out of the foil indirect

I have to be honest, I usually cheat. Do about 3-4 hours on the BBQ smoking then tin foil it and chuck it in the oven. I’ve had “non pulled” pork too many times to risk it, could be my BBQ / coal / general competence meaning I can’t keep a consistent temperature for 6 hours but I prefer it as it also frees up the BBQ for a few wings or vegetables etc.

[jogon]

Roast chicken and pigs in blankets yesterday for dinner..



Was good.

[BigMacDaddy]

illmonkey said:

Usually I do a dirty steak, but saw this different method. It works well, saves the ash on the steak, but the chargrilled flavour isn't as strong. Still bloody good!





Even Louis got in on the action! He got a few small bits for being a good lad.

This for me is now the only way to cook a steak. My cast-iron griddle doesn't even get a look in any more!

[LordGrover]

That's on the raging hot starter chimneychimbley?

[illmonkey]

Yes.

[scottri]

Chimney starter is good but just be careful on the thickeness of the steak you use. On a more generous cut its easy to end up with it over done on the outside and not cooked enough in the middle.

[illmonkey]

scottri said:

Chimney starter is good but just be careful on the thickeness of the steak you use. On a more generous cut its easy to end up with it over done on the outside and not cooked enough in the middle.

That piece is about an inch think. It seems to work out best for dirty or chimney steak. You get a nice colour and crunch to the fat, but a little bit of pink in the middle.

[scottri]

Yeah agree with that, 3/4 inch would be about the max i'd do, any more than that and it would be undercooked for my liking.

If the steak is bigger i'd reverse sear and finish over the chimney.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the advice on the ribs chaps, clearly lower and slower and longer is what I need to do.

Did some cracking ribs last night in a different way (cheated) cover ribs in Coca-Cola and slow cooked in oven for 2 hours at 140c, discard coca cola, marinated in home made BBQ sauce then refrigerated for an hour, finished on Barby

Gorgeous!