# Beef Ribs -- HELP!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-ribs-help/310589>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 30, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-ribs-help/310589 "2005-06-30T21:12:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-ribs-help/310589/21 "2005-07-09T07:38:48Z")

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> [@Rick](#):
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> Yes, I cook over charcoal. I use one of [these](http://biggreenegg.com/) which will run up to about 24 hours on a single load of charcoal (Lump not briquette) If you are using a metal charcoal cooker, you will probably have to reload it once or twice during the cook. You need to have the air choked down, so the temp doesn’t go high. This will make the fuel last longer.

Is the Big Green Egg really _that_ good? Seems like it might be…

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-ribs-help/310589/22 "2005-07-09T13:11:30Z")

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Everybody that owns one seems to think so.  
I can cook at 200 for a day, or if I want primo steaks crank it up to over 1000 degrees. Due to the insulating qualities of the ceramic, it uses very little charcoal. Very forgiving.

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-ribs-help/310589/23 "2005-07-09T14:05:54Z")

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D’oh. I knew I got something wrong.

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