I have a AmeriQue, and I will be smoke cooking a 8 lb boneless prime rib.For med/med rare what probe temp should I set, and how long should I let it hold?
Also, a good rub recipe would be nice.

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There are a couple different approaches,and some are dependent on cooking temp.

I'm guessing you'll want to drop the heat,between 130º-135º and let it rise to your final temp.

As to rub,most folks think keeping good beef,simple,is the best approach.

Wet down well with Lee & Perrins worchestershire sauce and coat evenly with Montreal Steak seasoning.

Let stand over night.

Hope this helps a little.

I don't have a AmeriQue so I may be off on this but wouldn't having the heat drop between 130~135 be pushing well done? Or does the AQ start lowering the temp before it hits 130?

I'm not totally disagreeing,and you may be right.

For med cooked,if cooking at a slow oven temp,my experience has been that there won't be as great a heat rise.

When we hot cook ,we pull from the heat at about 118º,and get as much as a 10º rise from the residual exterior.

This gives us med well done end pieces,mostly med rare,and even more rare center.

Maybe Stuart has cooked some of his fine standing ribs in the Amerique,and will chime in.

Having cooked two 7.5 lb bone in rib roasts just yesterday: Here is what I did.

I rubbed down the meat with generous amounts of freshly ground pepper and kosher salt after I rubbed it with rosemary (she didn’t mind a bit)

Then I doused it with Worcester sauce and wrapped it and let it sit for about four hours. (had I been prepared this would have been longer.)

I let it sit on the kitchen table for about 4 or 5 hours before it went in the cooker. The internal temp was 54 degrees when the cooking started.

I ground on more pepper and put one in the smoker at 250. Thirty minutes later I put the second on in as well as the smoke box.

In the smoke box I had a couple chunks of garlic, some dried rosemary, about 2 ounces of hickory and one ounce of cheery.

It took about 3 ½ hours to get the first one to 118 which is what I chose based on everything I’ve read. This came out… wrapped in foil and towels and rested in the cooler for 30 minutes. Then it came out and opened up and put in the oven at 500 for 20 minutes to crisp up the fat. Out of the oven it came and covered up with a piece of foil for about 20 minutes prior to the knife.

The other one followed the same routine only the internal temp was taken up to 128 prior to removal from the smoker. It was surprising but I really didn’t appreciate any significant difference in the two.

I left the temp on 250 at all times.

The above instructions are my interpretation of the various posts and recipes I’ve gleaned from this forum. The meat was wonderful…. It is a great starting point. I dare say it is a foolproof way of cooking ‘prime’ rib and a great way for the novice to start out.

I never use recipes per se.... I do very little measuring and I don't take notes. I think the key points here with the rib roast are: Salt and pepper and ROSEMARY and internal temp of 118. Oh... don't forget a great piece of quality meat to start with.... Mine was Choice Herford at 10.99 a lb...

I must be missing something here. If you pulled the 2nd roast from the smoker at 128 then put it in a oven at 500 for 20 min. was there any pink left? What was the final internal temp? The reason I ask so many questions is I'll be smoking a roast for a group who likes there meat rare to medimum rare. Just a little past purple going on pink.

I keep wondering the same. If I put 2 - 4 pounders in a 500*F oven, won't they be cooking fast for 20 minutes? I plan on taking them to 120*F in a 235*F Smokette, bring in and go straight to the oven. Or should I let rest wrapped lightly until the temp starts falling, then put in the oven? I have 2 prime grade 4 pound Black Angus center cut boneless hunks. Lots of fat on them.

When I finish in a "hot" oven to crisp the outside, I take it out a little early from the smoker and only crisp it maybe 10 min. That 10 isn't enough to overcook it.

Thank you Smokin. One last question. How many times should I open the door

Good Afternoon, Roast Lovers....

My 6-rib roast I did recently was slow-roasted in my 008 much like those above. I followed Tom's advise on liquid; dousing it with Worcester sauce then rubbing liberally with Montreal Steak seasoning. The only added touch for me was to insert 5-6 cloves of garlic into the roast.

I didn't set out to 'smoke' it, but 2oz of cherry added just enough flavor to have people asking, "...huh? What was that?" And I had several sprigs of rosemary in the smoke box too.

Cranked it to 250 and took it out at 120. Wrapped it in foil & newspaper and coolered it for an hour. Internal temp was 130 when I sliced it. Rave reviews!!

Thanks Okie and arkansasQer!

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Originally posted by jimfromweymouth:
Thank you Smokin. One last question. How many times should I open the door

As few as possible. It will let out the smoke and the heat, then it has to cycle up to recover the temp.

When I cook it at the end, at the higher temp, I use my thermapen to keep an eye on the temp. I like to do no more than 125 because we like it MR.

I have an 008, 250* is as hot as I go. prime rib ok to do in this as well? thanks for any info!

Yup, Stuart's recipe is for any of the Electric CS's. I just use my FE.

You can finish in a hot over or on a hot grill.

I always do rib roast in my Smokette and it always turns out very nice. My 'full blast' is 235*F.