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Today’s the day I put the trusty LSG IVC up against the new Char Griller 980 and the new to me Pit Boss pellet pooper with. St. Louis rib cook off! The contenders were ready for battle:
Bought 3 racks, all the same size, same dry rub. Filled the first two smokers with charcoal and hickory chunks, the PB with hickory pellets. You can see the difference in smoke output right away in the first 20 minutes…
The CG:
The LSG:
The PB:
And then…minutes into the cook, the 980 took a dump and stopped working. I’ve had this thing for a week, did one cook, and it’s done. Checked everything possible, tried 7 restarts, and no good. The 980 was out of the competition. WOMP WOMP.
So it was between the LSG and the PB, and quite honestly after the first 2 hours, the ribs on the PB were looking amazing. These photos are untouched.
PB:
LSG:
And the PB ribs were juicy the entire cook, the LSG ribs had to be spritzed down twice.
Right after the cook, the outside color ended up pretty similar. Here are the half racks from the PB on top of a full rack from the LSG (there were half racks as well in the LSG for the comparison):
And then…tasting time. After an hour rest, we sliced them up. The PB ribs ended up drier than the LSG, and definitely less smoke ring:
And in the end, the taste and texture wasn’t even close. The LSG was more juicy, more flavorful, and had a good pull to it coming off the bone. It was hands down the winner.
Now if only the 980 worked!
Bought 3 racks, all the same size, same dry rub. Filled the first two smokers with charcoal and hickory chunks, the PB with hickory pellets. You can see the difference in smoke output right away in the first 20 minutes…
The CG:
The LSG:
The PB:
And then…minutes into the cook, the 980 took a dump and stopped working. I’ve had this thing for a week, did one cook, and it’s done. Checked everything possible, tried 7 restarts, and no good. The 980 was out of the competition. WOMP WOMP.
So it was between the LSG and the PB, and quite honestly after the first 2 hours, the ribs on the PB were looking amazing. These photos are untouched.
PB:
LSG:
And the PB ribs were juicy the entire cook, the LSG ribs had to be spritzed down twice.
Right after the cook, the outside color ended up pretty similar. Here are the half racks from the PB on top of a full rack from the LSG (there were half racks as well in the LSG for the comparison):
And then…tasting time. After an hour rest, we sliced them up. The PB ribs ended up drier than the LSG, and definitely less smoke ring:
And in the end, the taste and texture wasn’t even close. The LSG was more juicy, more flavorful, and had a good pull to it coming off the bone. It was hands down the winner.
Now if only the 980 worked!
