First long cook

[91vw03]

I've done a couple of burgers and dogs grillings. While I finished our front patio I had this going.
2 slabs of spares, 1 whole chicken and some corn.
I used Dizzy dust on the ribs and made some KC style BBQ that was a little spicey. The chicken got Ragging river rub. I planned on the 3-2-1, but it ended up more like 2-2-.75
The ribs:

The bones fell out.
The chicken:

And the overall:

The chicken went on when I put the ribs in the foil. The corn should have gone on a little earlier. I pre-buttered it and seasoned it with crushed red pepper, and a few other spices.
I ended up with about a whole plate of snack pieces, which ended up being done after about 2 hours.

A few notes, I need the side box for this thing. It would have been way easier to control the temps and with the placement of the food. Temperature was a little high around 250+ at the grill, which is why the initial 3 hours ended up only around 2. and I think I took off too much of the membrane on the back of the ribs causeing a few bones to fall off.
All the people were pleased, Tiernan(my 2 year old) loved the ribs with the spicey sauce.

And Spares are on sale again

 

[biffleg]

Looks pretty good to me!

Tiernan(my 2 year old) loved the ribs with the spicey sauce.

IMHO - that's what its all about! If my kids tell me they really like something I've cooked - that makes every minute spent worth it!

 

[Oldbob]

Looks Good to Me !! and if the Kids thought is was good...then that makes it all worthwhile Bro'!!

 

[vr6Cop]

Glad you made it over here Andy! Like I said on vwe, the ribs look a lot better than my first 5 attempts, and the spatchcocked chicken looks great. :biggrin:

 

[Bigmista]

THe side box is nice but isn't necessary. Going by your picture above, you have the coals spread out all along the charcoal grate.

Make a smaller fire and stack the coals over on the right hand side by the intake vent. You can also put a water pan on the right side to act as a heat sink and keep your temps stable.

All stuff I learned from the Brethren. Now get on over to Cattle Call and introduce yourself!

 

[91vw03]

Already introduced.

The coals are all on the right side. I put a brick on the coal grate to keep everything over there. Maybe about 8 inches of the bottom was coals. I think the main problem was too much charcoal. Next time I'm going to get a water pan instead of the bowl I had on the left side. and maybe try another on the grill above the coals. I need to figure out the grill cause the temps kept going up then down after I would adjust the vents. I need to make small adjustments and wait.

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Some fine looking eats no matter how you did 'em!