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BoarneSupremacy
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Well, it has happened...my first BIG cook (well, for me). I've got family flying up from Arkansas this weekend and other family driving up from DC. I already had planned on the 6 adults from Arkansas and wanted to test the knowledge I've gleaned off of this great site. I volunteered to cook some ribs, a couple of fatties and some vidalia onions (in foil with gobs of butter, lemon pepper and some cajun seasoning).
Well, now, I will be cooking for 9 adults. There are only one or two big eaters out of the bunch and we are doing a pot of beans, some full-sized, Jersey-grown sweet corn cobs and a huge loaf of french bread. My wife is talking about some kind of dessert, also.
So, the question is now: how many racks of ribs? My parents are helping to pay for the meal. So, I'm thinking of doing baby-backs (haven't come close to doing spares well, yet). With sides and everything else, my wife and I can just about be pleasantly full on a single rack. From that, I am planning on doing 5 racks of ribs. Enough?
The other question is whether or not I can fit 5 full racks in the Smoke-n-pit. I have split the racks in two in the past and could do that, again. It's either that or I may run down and buy a couple of rib racks.
I'm not sure if I'm really asking these questions or just venting nervousness to a bunch of guys who've been there, done that. Any tips you've got for me, though, fire away!
B.S.
Well, now, I will be cooking for 9 adults. There are only one or two big eaters out of the bunch and we are doing a pot of beans, some full-sized, Jersey-grown sweet corn cobs and a huge loaf of french bread. My wife is talking about some kind of dessert, also.
So, the question is now: how many racks of ribs? My parents are helping to pay for the meal. So, I'm thinking of doing baby-backs (haven't come close to doing spares well, yet). With sides and everything else, my wife and I can just about be pleasantly full on a single rack. From that, I am planning on doing 5 racks of ribs. Enough?
The other question is whether or not I can fit 5 full racks in the Smoke-n-pit. I have split the racks in two in the past and could do that, again. It's either that or I may run down and buy a couple of rib racks.
I'm not sure if I'm really asking these questions or just venting nervousness to a bunch of guys who've been there, done that. Any tips you've got for me, though, fire away!
B.S.