KBQ/Big Green Egg Brisket and Rib Cook

Money_Hillbilly

I had a plan to rollout the big gravity fed smoker to cook a brisket and 7 racks of ribs. I was on a mission to cook even though the weather has been miserable here raining nearly every day since early July.  I have had some really helpful folks around me, one cut up and hauled away a large branch that fell during a thunderstorm while we were on vacation.  A friend gave my wife a really nice doll house for the grand kids so I thought it would be nice to pay it forward.

With all the rain I moved to plan B, a 2 day cook rolling the KBQ in and out from under my carport, 4 racks of ribs on day 1 and a brisket and 3 racks of ribs on day 2.  The gravity fed unit is a beast cooking briskets so why not see if I can duplicate results on the KBQ.  I fed it hickory and cherry until I got the brisket up to 160 then wrapped in foil and finished on the XL.  To my surprise I couldn’t tell the difference between briskets cooked on the gravity unit vs KBQ.  A very pleasant surprise and confidence builder.  Lots more work but great brisket results.  The KBQ is my go to for ribs, now I am going to have to try some different stuff.

lkapigian

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Foghorn

Love big cooks with multiple smokers.   They require some planning and detailed execution.  It looks like you executed perfectly.

JohnInCarolina

That looks great!  What is you standard time and temp for spares on the KBQ?

Money_Hillbilly

@JohnInCarolina My target for ribs is 265.  As you know the KBQ swings 25-30 degrees so I have learned temp is not as important as I once thought.  I think the minimum temp is the most important to render fat.

As for time I usually go 2- 2 1/2 hrs in the smoke then wrap checking after 45 minutes or so.  Most racks render tender at about 1 hour but thickness dictates time.

I unwrap, glaze lightly with sauce then back on the grill just long enough to dry out the glaze.  Total time 4- 4 1/2 hrs.

lousubcap

Yes, sir.  Way to execute the audible with outstanding results.  

caliking

Coincidentally, I was thinking along similar lines yesterday, but not nearly the same scale!

Thinking of a hybrid KBQ + BGE brisket cook (just one brisket, maybe a rack of spares). Thanks for showing how to get it done. You got some good eats there.