Six racks of ribs on the Char-Griller Grand Champ. Cooked 2 racks 321, 2 racks 411 and 2 racks no wrap – 6 hours

The smoker:
The Grand Champ by Char-griller did great. I did NOT flip the inside baffle over for this cook. It was left as designed, but will try this next time. Unlike my last cooks with a much smaller amount of meat, I did see higher temps on the firebox side, about 30-40 degree change.
Only one of the probes in the chart (channel 1) was really accurate, but I did leave channel 2 in the entire time.. I just did not calibrate that and feel it is off a bit. The meat probs had been removed and just sat on top of the meat for the most part.
The flavor and performance of the grill is on point with some much more expensive smoker I have used. It is MUCH better than the old style Char-Giller models IMHO. I have used the OKJ (owned by Char-Griller now) highlander and would say this is similar with a few extra mods and value.

The RIBS:
Purchased from Costco. Rubbed with a homemade rub. Paprika, brown sugar and some other basic rub spices. Sprayed with Magic Rib Juice – recipe in video, and used home made tallow as a binder.

When wrapped I added: Apple Juice, butter and a little honey.

Here is the temp chart, the meat temp is NOT accurate after the wrap, but the Channel one is. It was placed ¼ of the way from the firebox on the grate. [ Ссылка ]

The Results:
The 411 seemed to be the best all-around for us. They did not fall off the bone but had a soft bite to them. I think these had a great combo of "cook" vs bite.

The 321 came out great, but again need just a bit more time to be "fall off the bone". A little more done than the 411 but next time I will cook longer to get the bone to "pull out". I was happy as I do not like the "overcooked" ribs. My wife LOVES them like that, so I do it. She was a bit disappointed in the texture, but the flavor made up for it.

6 hours no wrap: The unwrapped needed a bit more time, as I undercooked. I had a clue from the "bend" test but wanted them all off at the same time.

The Verdict:
DON'T RUSH!! All came out tasting great, but could have been a bit better. I under cooked all of them honestly. Higher temp, or longer time was needed.

The kids polished off the 411 first and 321 after that, We had a bit more than one rack left, and they all where the 6. The wife liked the softer 321, but would have liked them done a bit more.

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