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Would you smoke a 20lb ribeye on a offset or a pellet grill?

Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:05 am
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:05 am
I’m tasked with cooking prime rib for my parents 50th today. I’m going to smoke it @ 225 until it gets 120, let rest 30 minutes then sear on a gas grill. We are staying at an airbnb in Hot Springs and the place has a Pit Boss pellet grill. I’m not familiar with pellet grills, but it looks like a nice one. They have a wide variety of hardwood pellets to use. The place also has an Oklahoma Joe offset smoker, which I’m very familiar with and was my original plan until I saw this pellet grill. What would you use? I like the set it and forget option of the pellet grill but can it deliver the flavor of a regular smoker?
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:05 am to
Well shite. Please move
Posted by BuddyRoeaux
Northshore
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:06 am to
Stick with what you know best. Don’t rock the boat.
Posted by Oates Mustache
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:06 am to
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Well shite.


How your prime rib will taste.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:06 am to
Smoker is going to get a much better flavor
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:07 am to
Why?
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:07 am to
Pics of your mom
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:07 am to
Pit Boss as long as you have good fresh pellets. Otherwise you won’t be able to keep consistent temps.
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:07 am to
I wouldn’t smoke a good cut of meat like that.
Posted by jscrims
Lost
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:08 am to
That is too expensive of a piece of meat to mess around with.

Do what you know. Plus I hate pellet grills. I’m an egghead so I’m a snob. That being said, if you are just smoking it and searing on a gas grill, you should be fine on either. Pellets are pretty consistent with the temp.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:08 am to
I have such little knowledge about grilling.

Posted by Polycarp
Texas
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:09 am to
Stick burner 100%
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37761 posts
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:09 am to
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Pics of your mom




Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:09 am to
Thx

20# might not be enough

Godspeed
Posted by PrivatePublic
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:10 am to
i'm no meat expert but aren't prime rib and ribeye different cuts?

Just thinking that if your parents are expecting prime rib and you give them smoked ribeye, they are going to be disappointed no matter how good you think it is.
This post was edited on 10/17/20 at 10:17 am
Posted by RougeDawg
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:10 am to
I would go with what you are familiar with. Don't want to screw up something like that. Pellet grills work well, but you don't know if the one at the airbnb has any issues. Could drop pellets fine for a while and then get hung up for some reason. Thermostat could be off a little, etc
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37761 posts
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:10 am to
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I wouldn’t smoke a good cut of meat like that.



Reverse searing a whole ribeye via smoker is a fantastic method. I’ve done it several times. You should try it. I’ve just never done it on a pellet grill
This post was edited on 10/17/20 at 10:12 am
Posted by GeauxGutsy
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:13 am to
Neither. I don’t like smoked ribeyes, but use what you know.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37761 posts
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:17 am to
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i'm no meat expert but aren't prime rib and ribeye different cuts?



Cooking a whole ribeye roast results in prime rib. When you slice the whole ribeye into steaks and cook them you have ribeye steaks
This post was edited on 10/17/20 at 10:21 am
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
21273 posts
Posted on 10/17/20 at 10:17 am to
Go with the Oklahoma Joe's.

Unless you're a chick. Then use the pellet grill.
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