Today's cook is going much differently than planned. I usually just lay the ribs on the top grate, leave 'em alone for 3 hours, foil for 45 minutes and finish off for about an hour. Today, I decided to skewer and roll the two racks just to see how they'd come out. When I went to foil, I noticed the ribs had thumbnailed and were about 80% done. There was some tearing evident and I suspect in another hour they may even be a little over-done.

Should this cooking process cause a shorter cook time? My temps at the grate have held constant at 245-250 the whole time. We'd planned on a 7pm supper but it looks like they'll be ready well before 6!

Don't know what happened in your case. My experience is that coiling them does not reduce the cook time. Were these ribs the same size as you usually get?
Ray

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Originally posted by Ray Crick:
Don't know what happened in your case. My experience is that coiling them does not reduce the cook time. Were these ribs the same size as you usually get?

About the same size, maybe a tad smaller but not by much. Between 2 and 2.25 lbs each pre-cook. I usually buy the smallest three-pack that Costco sells and this was about 7.75#. Sticker-shock at $3.99/lb, though!

Well, here's the end result!