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Beef ribs using the smoking pot

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Hi friends,

Last week I hit the local Bass Pro with @bosco and bought a 2Q CI DO.  No better way to void the warranty then by drilling holes right there in the parking lot! LOL

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So today I decided to make some beef ribs and put this idea to the test.  

Got my Oak chunks ready!  BTW, if you havent tried KJ wood chunks, this was really impressive stuff.  Loaded the pot with 3 chunks.

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Got the KK up to temp and stabilized at 225F

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Beef ribs were seasoned and ready to cook.

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Throw on the smoking pot, add my drip tray as the deflector and wait for the smoke to come.

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Here is where it got tricky....I didn't actually see any smoke!  If you look really closely at this picture you might just see some thin blue smoke, but even close up I could hardly see it.  But I could smell it, so I put the ribs on.  Blind faith!

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I let the ribs do their thing, trusting that the smell meant I was smoking.  Interesting tidbit....My wife (who usually isn't a fan of smoke smell) asked me if I did anything differently because it smells really good in the backyard!  She said the smoke had a really nice clean and fragrant smell to it and that she loved it! Anyway, it was obviously doing something...something that smelled wonderful!

Here is a picture of the final product.  As you can see, when I pulled the ribs off the grill, the last bone just fell out...I would say it was tender.

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And now cut open...obviously this was a fatty, juicy beef rib, but what caught my attention was the smoke ring.  Very pronounced.  And the flavour was different to the smoke flavour I usually get.  It was much cleaner, more pure.  Not as intense but it was still noticeable and very pleasant. 

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And finally, left in my dutch oven was.....Charcoal!

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This wood was still smouldering and not completely carbonized when I opened the dutch oven, so I'm sure I could still have got 4 more good hours of smoke out of them, maybe more.

It was a good day :)

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6 hours ago, churchi said:

@Rak, how much of the wood chips/chunks did you have left over? would there be enough in there to use in the next cook?

I used 3 chunks but it wasnt completely carbonized.  I think it will last another cook, but I might fill it with some pellets just in case.

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57 minutes ago, MacKenzie said:

Sure sounds like you are convinced on the use of the smoking pot. :) I'm wanting to try it on bacon.:) 

I am.  Its a very different smoke profile to what I am used to.  I can only describe it as much cleaner and more pure, but I am sold on the idea this is going to become my go to!  I can't wait to hear what you think of it....I'm sure you will be much more eloquent in your description! LOL

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6 hours ago, Rak said:

I am.  Its a very different smoke profile to what I am used to.  I can only describe it as much cleaner and more pure, but I am sold on the idea this is going to become my go to!  I can't wait to hear what you think of it....I'm sure you will be much more eloquent in your description! LOL

Used my pot for the first time twice last weekend and I think you're spot on. It's both cleaner and more consistent. When combined with Coco Char, it's just that much more pure. Nothing but the flavor of the meat and the clean wood smoke. I'm sold as well, but want to try the cold smoker for comparison. 

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38 minutes ago, HalfSmoke said:

Used my pot for the first time twice last weekend and I think you're spot on. It's both cleaner and more consistent. When combined with Coco Char, it's just that much more pure. Nothing but the flavor of the meat and the clean wood smoke. I'm sold as well, but want to try the cold smoker for comparison. 

Looking forward to seeing that comparison!  

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