First, couldn't keep Bob at a good temp. The family likes the texture of ribs cooked indirect, but Bob only wanted to hold 280*. I needed 350*, so my 1.5 hr cook took 2.5 hrs. I was using lump and had the vents wide open, so who knows what was up. Maybe the coal was wet, but it was from a brand new, unopened bag. Gah!
Then, Karen took the kids to the outlaws for the day. She also took the camera, so I couldn't get pics through the cook like I normally do.
Finally, I got pics of the ABTs and ribs off the grill just before the batteries went dead. After that, into the charger until after the meal. So all the other pics are after the hoard attacked the food. Sorry.
Enough about me. I know y'all just want the pics.
First, ABTs. These were leftover baked pork and colby-jack. Not the best I've made, but better than a kick to the head.
Another appetizer. This was an artichoke-cheese dip. Very popular with the group.
And ribs. These were cooked with a chunk of hickory and a couple chunks of cherry. Rubs were a "First Timer's Ribs" rub and, for the kids, a homemade sweet rub of brown sugar, garlic, onion, cloves, and S&P.
Sides were baked beans, potato salad, and "Cremation Potatoes" from the sides section on this site. The salad was just backup as a side, and both it and the beans were store-bought. Below is the potatos. Pretty good, but it needs a little tweaking for us. All the adults thought it needed some spice. Cayenne, jalapenos, something for a bite.
Dessert was contributed buy the MIL, with help from my kids. Homemade chocolate cake with ice cream. Delicious, but the cake didn't want to come out of the pan, so it kinda broke apart. Good flavor, definitely not diet food, though.
For all the ribs, about 2/3 of a rack was left. Not bad for 4 adults and 3 kids
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