The coals got going @ 8:30, and I threw a 9 lb fajita seasoning & salt rubbed brisket on 30 minutes later. Some store brand sausage were on for about 2.5 hours and were a great lunch. Sausage is super easy. Six split chickens and the ribs were added @ 1:00 wrapped in foil. I rubbed the chickens with the same rub as the brisket but used a basic rub seasoning for the 3.5 lbs of ribs. Since this is my first time for ribs, I decided to go easy and get the butcher trimmed beef ribs. I also made some jerky that is basically two flanks steaks cut into strips and marinated over night in a Teriyaki concoction. They were placed also @ 1:00 on the top shelf that was covered with foil. I removed the foil from the ribs after an hour and the chicken after 3 hours. The jerky was great at 5:00 although those closest to the firebox were much drier but still good. I took the chicken off after 5 hours. I totally forgot to mop the ribs so when I took the brisket off @ 7:00 (10 hours) and rested them on the cooler, the ribs got a quick coat of sauce and stayed on until 8:00 (7 hours). I was able to keep the temperature above 250 and am happy to say that it was closer to 275 most of the time. Everything turned out great. I've learned that meat further fr
om the fire box cooks at a much lower temperature so I'll continue cooking the chicken on the far side of the grill.
The next day I took a bunch of the chicken and made smoked chicken salad. It was fantastic.
The coals got going @ 8:30, and I threw a 9 lb fajita seasoning & salt rubbed brisket on 30 minutes later. Some store brand sausage were on for about 2.5 hours and were a great lunch. Sausage is super easy. Six split chickens and the ribs were added @ 1:00 wrapped in foil. I rubbed the chickens with the same rub as the brisket but used a basic rub seasoning for the 3.5 lbs of ribs. Since this is my first time for ribs, I decided to go easy and get the butcher trimmed beef ribs. I also made some jerky that is basically two flanks steaks cut into strips and marinated over night in a Teriyaki concoction. They were placed also @ 1:00 on the top shelf that was covered with foil. I removed the foil from the ribs after an hour and the chicken after 3 hours. The jerky was great at 5:00 although those closest to the firebox were much drier but still good. I took the chicken off after 5 hours. I totally forgot to mop the ribs so when I took the brisket off @ 7:00 (10 hours) and rested them on the cooler, the ribs got a quick coat of sauce and stayed on until 8:00 (7 hours). I was able to keep the temperature above 250 and am happy to say that it was closer to 275 most of the time. Everything turned out great. I've learned that meat further fr
om the fire box cooks at a much lower temperature so I'll continue cooking the chicken on the far side of the grill.
The next day I took a bunch of the chicken and made smoked chicken salad. It was fantastic.
