One last prime rib question, but on the PBC

[qposner]

I have an 8.25lb standing prime rib roast going on the PBC tomorrow. I have a PartyQ and can control temps. Thinking of removing it from the bones and saving those to fight another battle. That will obviously knock some weight off. Wondering what is an ideal temp and rule of thumb on time for that temp.

Thanks all and Merry Christmas!

 

[Big Andy]

I cooked a boneless ribeye roast on mine for Thanksgiving. I turned the fat cap down and cooked it on the grate. Took about 3 hours to hit 122. No PartyQ or other type regulators. Came out good.

 

[Bacchus2b]

I just did a 3 bone in mine and it cooked faster than I expected (about 2.5 hours to 120). If I were doing it again I would have cracked the lid at two hours to get more of a crust formed. I cooked it with the ribs attached and facing down.

 

[qposner]

I just did a 3 bone in mine and it cooked faster than I expected (about 2.5 hours to 120). If I were doing it again I would have cracked the lid at two hours to get more of a crust formed. I cooked it with the ribs attached and facing down.

What temp would you have cracked the lid at?

 

[Bacchus2b]

I would have cracked the lid closer to 105. I also would have turned it over a few times during the cook. I had it rib side down the whole time.

 

[jasonjax]

I would have cracked the lid closer to 105. I also would have turned it over a few times during the cook. I had it rib side down the whole time.

Not to hijack the thread, but how could you bring yourself NOT to cook it on the FEC. (this coming from a guy who isn't cooking his prime rib on his FEC either, but that's another story)

 

[Bacchus2b]

LOL!!! Honestly, I saw a thread by another brethren describing in detail a rib roast cook in a PBC, and when my local grocery store put bone-in Angus rib roasts for $4.99 per pound, I could not resist the temptation to give it a try!

Good as that may have been, I have a twenty pound rib roast going in my FEC-100 tomorrow for Christmas dinner. The FEC puts out some of the best food I have ever cooked, but not fair comparing a $5,000 smoker with a $300 one!

The PBC is a fun toy, but you will have to pry my cold dead hands from my FEC-100! Surprised it doesn't get more love on this forum.