Weber Ranch Kettle First Cook

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Old Dave

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I have lusted for a Weber Ranch Kettle for about 15 years and I just purchased one from a gentleman in Sheridan, Indiana. It is 2 years old and has not been used very much and is in great condition.

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Was a tight fit but it did go into my car.

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Cleaned it up and am ready to cook something.

I know this is overkill but I decided to cook a couple of St. Louis cut spare ribs over a big pan of Rick Salmon’s Pit beans. A fellow has got to learn on something!

I installed (4) Weber Charcoal Rails to hold my charcoal on each side of the cooker. I then split a full Weber chimney of cold Stubb’s briquets (85 pieces) between the two sides of the cooker. Planned to split another 3/4 full Weber chimney of hot coals (70 pieces) on top of the cold briquets. The total weight of the charcoal was six pounds.

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I planned to cook the pan of beans on the charcoal grate with the ribs over the top of the pan for additional flavor.

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While I was at it, I tried two full pans under the main grid and they fit nicely. I have other ideas for this type of setup.

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I prepped the ribs and then got my full pan of beans ready for the cooker. I also poured in my 3/4 chimney of hot coals into the cooker and added some hickory chunks.

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Placed my full pan of beans on the charcoal grate and then added my cooking grate.

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Placed the ribs over my pan of pit beans.

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Cooked at about 250 degrees measured on the cooking grate for about 3 hours and then pulled the ribs.

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I wrapped the ribs with the goodies and placed them back on the cooker.

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Charcoal was still doing fine and it looked like it was enough for the whole cook.

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I also added some slab potatoes at this time. The ribs were cooked an additional 80 minutes in the foil until done at 205-208 degrees internal.

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I unwrapped the ribs, put them back on the cooker and then glazed them for a few minutes and took them off the cooker.

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I also removed my potatoes and pit beans from the cooker.

The cooker ran about 5 hours and 15 minutes on just the six pounds of charcoal briquets. I did stir them up once but that probably wasn’t necessary. Very pleased with the results of this cook.

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The ribs, beans, and potatoes looked great.

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Added some fresh cut off the cob and fried sweet corn and some fruit and had a wonderful meal.
 
Awesome grill and ribs!!! I keep my eye out too for a Ranch kettle myself, been wanting one for a while myself!
 
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