A babyback question from beatledawg2.

[BBQchef33]

Got another question in the FAQ requests. Moved it here instead of FAQ.

I have a small Bandera that I bought from Walmart and I am running into trouble with consistancy of the heat and that transforms to the end product. If I use lump coal for Babybacks, how much charcoal do I use and how far back from the coal chamber do I set the ribs back. If they are up too close they get too much heat so is the middle pretty safe. Then I gather you cook them 221? Also for the last hour, is that when you want to slather the sauce on?

Not sure what u mean by a "small bandera". Whats the name of your cooker? Is it a vertical like a bandera?

without knowing which cooker you have its hard to say how much fuel you should use. Start witrh 3/4 chimney and set it in the middle of the firebox. Use the firebox damper to control temps, but never close it much beyond 1/4 to 1/2.

If you have a small chamber, put the ribs far away from the firebox and maintain 225 degrees where the meat is. 221 is only an estimate and in a smaller chamber, you may be done much sooner than that. foil when the tribs pull 3/8 of and inch form the tips. Then foil for an hour and check for doneness. 2 hours foiled may be to much in a smaller box.

Give us more info on the cooker your using so we can answer better.