Sunday Smoked Dinner End of February 2022

It is Sunday the 27th of February 2022.  The weather temperature reached 50 degrees today!  It was a blessing considering the last 4 weeks have been consistently and brutally cold.  The ShakaOG kitchen was in full effect.  Momma seasoned up some baby back rib as well as a whole chicken.  Lil' Shaka and I got the Weber Kettle cleaned up and ready to go.  If you have been following me for a while, you know my method for slow smoking on the Weber Kettle is with the charcoal snake method.  This is one of the best methods to turn your Weber Kettle grill into a full-fledged and legit smoker.

As you can see from the pics above, the ribs and chicken turned out exceptional.  The chicken was melt in your mouth quality.  The ribs were not completely flaky, but they came off the bone easily and were juicy.  Once again, the charcoal snake method also lets you "walk away".  You don't have to be right next to the smoker checking it every five minutes.  You can actually walk away for a few hours if necessary.  The only thing I would suggest is making sure you rotate the meat a bit away from the charcoal snake as it burns around the outside edges of the kettle. 

The Schedule

12:15pm started smoking the chicken and ribs
1:20pm rotated chicken and ribs away from potential direct heat from charcoal
4:05pm took ribs off and transferred them to the Weber gas grill (250 degrees)in foil and apple juice
4:05pm left the chicken on the Weber kettle and kept smoking
5:15pm took the ribs out of the foil and painted or candied them up with BBQ sauce
5:45pm took the ribs and chicken off the grills and brought them inside to rest

Let's Eat!