Yet another prime rib thread

blind99

If people don't mind, I'd love to add links to how others did their prime rib this year.  Or feel free to post / repost to this thread.  

Mine was:

1. 10# choice bone in prime rib from Costco.  (The meat was delicious but I wasn't happy that they used that mechanical tenderizer thing on it.)  Trimmed some excess fat.

2. Seasoned and wrapped in plastic wrap the day before.  Coating of olive oil, then salt, pepper, paprika, minced fresh garlic, fresh rosemary, thyme, oregano.

3. Set up egg for indirect cooking.  Water pan.  I put the roast on at 200 degrees at 2:30.  Got back from church at 4:30 and turned up the temp to 275.

4. Finished at 6:30.  Pulled at internal temp of 120.  Skipped any sear, the exterior looked great.

5. I didn't precut the meat off the bones or tie.

Everyone got a piece with the done-ness they liked.  I threw the bones back on the grill to roast and forgot about them.  Burnt to a crisp.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Looks great. I did a smaller one last night too. Turned out really nice. From rare to well done in parts. Everyone got some they liked.

jllbms

Thank you! Confirms that 30 minutes per pound at 200-250 is about right. I have a 4 pounder for the two of us, so I'm starting 2.5 hours before serving time.

Gman2

Looks fantastic!!

blind99

Thanks guys -- @jllbms‌ I'll be interested to see how the 4 pounder works out, please let us know! I could see doing one like that for a Sunday dinner sometime.

I did some gridled prime rib sandwiches with cheddar for lunch. Man those hit the spot.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Mine was 4 lb also. 2 bone. They work out just like the big ones but more crust per bite.

blind99

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Mine was 4 lb also. 2 bone. They work out just like the big ones but more crust per bite.

That sounds delicious - what was your cooking time / temp, approximately?

The Cen-Tex Smoker

blind99 said:

Mine was 4 lb also. 2 bone. They work out just like the big ones but more crust per bite.

That sounds delicious - what was your cooking time / temp, approximately?

well...I'm guessing around 350-375. Seemed like it took 1.5 hrs but I was cooking to internal temp and not paying much att to temp or time. It got up to 380 at one point but I was kind of shooting for 350. Don't have to sear if you cook up there.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Probably Not my best but pretty Good.

blind99

@The Cen-Tex Smoker‌ That looks amazing. Your "pretty good" looks better than mine by a long shot! Wall to wall pink, fantastic. What was your seasoning, and what IT do you shoot for?

The Cen-Tex Smoker

It wasn't wall to wall pink but had a little of everything. I pulled it at 125. It shot up to 140 so I would pull at 120 next time. Might have shot up higher because it was a 2 bone roast and I was cooking a little hotter.

matt121966

looks awesome

GATraveller

The second picture looks like you're baiting a hook.

I'd crush that any day.

Thanks.