Temperature

gte1

I decided to calibrate my thermometer. I have been going along nicely learning to cook on the egg. I did some ribs last night temp was hovering around 260 the whole time. After close to 3 hours they were way behind where they should have been. Before calibration I was cooking at higher temps, but not sure of the actual amount. I had to crank up over 300 to finish the ribs.

2 questions, how much lower is the grill temp in an indirect setup than the dome temp, and did I screw up the calibration?

Edemitch

How did you calibrate it?

gte1

Boiling water

Edemitch

I usually do my ribs at 250 dome and use the 3-1-1 method with no problems. At 260 and 3 hours I would expect to see the meat starting to pull back from the tips at least a little bit. That's when I usually will foil for an hour before putting them back on for 30-60 min to firm them back up and sauce if desired.