Prime Rib w/ pellets on a Weber grill

[Doug Parizo]

Hi all,

I did the herb-crusted Prime Rib for Christmas and it really came out great!

Normally, I would have packed up my WSM and brought it with me to Cape Cod, but I had to keep the minivan clear for presents, so just this once I did a smoke on my father-in-law's regular propane Weber grill.

I got a ET73 and an electric knife for Christmas, both of which worked out fine on the Prime Rib!

Only problem I ran into was with the pellets: I made the foil pack and stuck that under the grate on the fire but the whole thing was in flames within a few minutes. I salvaged the pellets the best I could -- but they were all black. I rewrapped them (I didn't travel with extras) and replaced them under the grate -- this time away from the flame. I think I may have ruined the smoke part of the cook, as I didn't see a smoke ring and didn't detect any smoke flavor.

I guess I was supposed to put the pellet foil pack under the grate but NOT on the fire?

Anyway, thanks to Chris for the excellent instructions -- even without the smoke it was a hit! Merry Christmas all!

 

[Al Silverman]

Doug,

I've done foil packets on my gasser many times but what I do is after they begin to smoke, I turn off the burner that is directly under.
Oh, almost forgot, I use several layers of heavy duty foil to make the packest.

Al

 

[Big Al]

Or ya could just save yourself the trouble if ya use chips and pellets alot, put ten bucks down on a cast iron or similar smoker box.

Big Al