BRITU & ABT's - First time

[Mike Rockwood]

Well, I'm giving it a shot today. I just prepared 3 racks of baby-backs, peeled the membrane and dusted them with the rub. I hope to put them on about 11am, let them smoke/cook throughout the football game today(GO PATS!). Hope to eat between 4pm and 5. If the ribs fiish early, I plan to foil them and keep them on a low heat. I also have a pork loin roast that I'll throw on the lower shelf, dusted with the BRITU rub. I won't smoke it as long as the ribs... just a few hours, keeping a close eye on the internal temp. Don't want to dry it out. I plan to take the roast out, let it rest, then slice it into decent sized chops and finish on a hot grill.

I'm also giving ABT's a first try today. I'll smoke them ahead of time and reheat, indirectly on the grill for the football game(GO PATS!) itself.

Game on!

 

[Mike Rockwood]

The ribs have been on for about 40 mins now. The roast is on. That whole drippy thing is going to occur. I have a probe in the roast and I'll take it out at 140. I'll slice and finish on the grill.
ABTS - I already finished the ABT's. They are far more tasty than anyone's description of them! Most of the heat comes right out out them. Mighty tasty. I have them in a bowl in the fridge. As I am going to put them on a high heat for a few minutes to crisp up the bacon, starting them chilled will keep the cheese under control for the few minutes they'll be on the heat. If this works out, it'll prove out a good way to smoke these ahead of time, and re-heat on the grill.

 

[Mike Rockwood]

Re-heating ABT's rocks!! I now know that I can smoke up a mess of these ahead of time and toss them on the grill whenever I want one or six. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gifI peeked at the ribs... Looking good. Pork roast is sitting at 125. It won't be on for much longer.

 

[Mike Rockwood]

Well.. I must have done something right. There's 4 ribs left of the 3 racks I cooked up. That BRITU recipie is the way to go for sure. I could have left them on a little longer, but as soon as the Pats kicks the Jets butts, I had some excited folks here that were hungry!!

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