My buddy said he cooks ribs by the calendar, not the temp

He told me he puts them on at 9 AM, no matter what. Doesn't even look at his thermometer. Just pulls them off exactly 6 hours later. I tried it once with a rack of St. Louis style. They were like shoe leather. I guess his cooker runs way cooler than my offset. Made me realize there's no one right schedule. What's the weirdest 'rule' you've heard a pitmaster swear by that just doesn't work for you?

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3 Comments

the_michael1mo ago

Honestly, that's the only way I do it.

eva_thompson101mo ago

Works for me, but there are other ways too.

nina_harris391mo ago

Wow, that calendar method sounds like a total gamble! I get what @eva_thompson10 means about other ways working, but you HAVE to know your own gear. My uncle swears you should NEVER spritz pork butt, says it just cools the meat. Tried his way once and the bark was like a burnt brick. His ancient smoker just runs in a totally different world.