Does coiling ribs cause them to cook faster?

[PeterD]

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!

 

[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?
Ray

 

[PeterD]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">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? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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!

 

[PeterD]

Well, here's the end result!