Lunch At The Shop: Pit Barrel Cooker PBX Ribs & Pork Butt

Come along as Eric and Mrs.O. prepare an SMA favorite for lunch. Baby Back Ribs and Pork Butt in the Pit Barrel Cooker PBX. We may not be from the south but we sure love BBQ here in NY too!
Enjoy!

[@TheRealEricO]

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[@robertdeforge7809]

Eric which cast iron grate did you use? Size 22.5 inch?

[@TheRealEricO]

@@robertdeforge7809 Yep just any 22.5" will do :)

[@alabamared2568]

Hey I just seen this I'm late lol next time smoke it fat side up I usually rub it put it in the fridge overnight bring to room temp put on ur smoker fat cap up I spritz mine with apple juice keep around 225 to 250 when done wrap in tin foil like u did but then wrap in a beach towel and put in a empty cooler for 2 hrs give this a try tell me what u think eric

[@SachinPatel-r2r]

@@TheRealEricO please can you send a link?

[@thomasdavidson7057]

You folks are what is right in America. We need you in this crazy world to keep us sane.

[@turner0224]

A lot different than the bacon and eggs in a brown bag buddy ! Tell me this though…What did service data say ? A Bluetooth scanner / temp gage ha ha ha . Mr. O and the gadgets. My hero !

[@TheRealEricO]

It said cook until tender 😁

[@kakeetoalex9924]

😂😂😂

[@snafu720]

Mr. O, So glad you have the time to "restart" this channel and uploaded some of the classics from Outdoors. Anything you post is always enjoyable and educational to watch. Them ribs looked awesome! Thank you for your time!

[@vincentgotter4669]

Keep up the good work!

[@BabyBackManiac]

Hi Eric. I just wanted to let you know I've been really enjoying your PBCX content. I don't know why youtube waited till now to recommend this to me but I'm glad it did.

[@YourFavDieselTech]

Mrs O with the hand mixer. Genius 👌🏽😭

[@nbrowser]

Nice way to treat a guy on his last day Eric...seriously send him back to school in style and awesome way to show your appreciation too.

[@DaveBaldwin1]

FINALLY! A time when you can say, "remember viewers, if I can do it, you can do it" and I actually can. LOL. Have a blessed day.

[@djhaloeight]

Looks great! I dig the mixer action for pulling the pork! Gonna have to remember that one 😁

[@mph5896]

6 years later, Mr O posts another video on this channel 😁

[@markkoranjr6426]

Malcom is great to watch! Knows his stuff just as you do!

[@waltersticht7653]

Excellent job on the ribs and shoulder! Compliments from a Southerner!

[@miguelare3]

My god those ribs and the pulled pork sandwiches look freaking awesome 🤤🤤🤤

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

Eric, looks delicious. As a kid, I remember my grandfather would cook chicken in an old steel refrigerator laid on its back. It was a strange contraption but it was some of the best BBQ chicken! This was 1980,s in Louisiana.

[@TheRealEricO]

Wow no kidding. That's a cool memory man!

[@freeusnow6265]

@@TheRealEricO sup erik.O... side bbq show. Fokes.and there's your problem lady.

[@blautens]

A man after my own heart. Smoking during the day is the little known bonus of working from home (or your own business).

[@mjalco7410]

Can cook Bbq and fix cars. Mrs O is so lucky.. Enjoy your rewards of the smoker!

[@harveybrimer1054]

I love your shop videos , at home on the farm videos, and now a cooking video. That food looked great guys, great job, love this channel!!!

[@edharry3984]

So good & perfectly done . Eric I could never spend that long cooking , You are quite talented , Mrs O too . Thanks for showing this , Very enjoyable, Ed

[@1jackvalley580]

Wow that pit barrel cooker is fantastic, I love that it's so basic that it makes me wonder why most of us don't get one to use, for pork sandwiches and ribs looked amazing. Yes I believe it would be a little rough eating ribs and sandwiches with braces. It's to bad that they don't have portable braces where you can loosen a couple screws and pullem' off for rib eaten' time. Oh well it was just a thought 🤔 Hope you all had fun, was a fun video Thanks 🐾👍

[@williamscore5322]

Holy shit, that mixer idea is what I’m going to try next. Thanks!

[@darksidefloyd1]

26 seconds in... you are definitely professional people. In life somethings matter more than others. You exemplify the things that matter.

[@TheJmich2001]

Nice work fella! I made my own PBC with a TSC clean drum and some rebar and old BBQ grates! Always a good time! NJ

[@johnmc4670]

You sir, take tailgating to a whole new level. Well done.

[@DIYDaveOK]

Getting a good external thermometer like that has been an absolute difference maker for me and my smoker. We did a brisket and a turkey breast last Christmas and it was sooooo good.

[@patriot2164]

I can smell them from here , I'm drooling ! I can be there in about 3 hrs !

[@djosbun]

Bad of me to watch this before bedtime. Now I’m STARVING!! Great to see new content on the second channel!

[@Nick-wk2xo]

Everything looked delicious. Thank you both for sharing this with us

[@michaelroblin1957]

Master of fixing cars, now watch out Gordon Ramsay! lol Great video Eric!

[@stan3198]

I love my pit barrel !!!! Had it for about 5 years now. What an idea with the electric mixer. Who woulda thunk ?

[@Mr2004MCSS]

That was an awesome cook. The PBC is the bomb. I made some PBC ribs not long ago and they turned out great as usual. Probably the easiest smoker out there to operate. I've had one for about 8 years and it's one of my favorite smokers that I have.

[@soccertl]

What a cool trick. I always pulled them apart with 2 big forks. That mixer looks much easier. Everything looked great.

[@N6ROB]

Wow Eric, you are the all-around-guy! Nice work on the BBQ. One thing your viewers should know is that the thermometers are the key to success (on any BBQ or grill); especially with pork. And yes, I am a BIG TIME Thermoworks fan boy. (I have their 4-channel "Signals", and Thermapen ONE). Fast, and very accurate. Getting pork to just the right temp is key to getting good results. Their website has plenty of cooking advice for BBQ and grilling; I am always learning new stuff (including automotive repair at SMA!). By the way, if you had lost part of that rack in the pit as you removed it, then you would definitely have needed to employ, "the classic reach-around". 😲 Thanks for the video; I really enjoy all that you share on the KZbin!

[@TheRealEricO]

Oh I'd been going in after it!

[@turbobus6731]

Just smoked 50 lbs of pork on my Hasty Bake, made in America baby!!,funny how many Wilsons’ you’ll see when that smell wafts across the neighborhood 😂. Keep up the good work and vids!

[@BBQPITDOG]

Pit Barrel Cooker ribs and pork is so good! Love my PBC. That mixer trick is epic! Alot of tails were wagging in that kitchen! Good work y'all!

[@samcooke2742]

SMA does a terrific job making automotive videos - the best on KZbin. The transition into a cooking show is fun. Malcom has never done his prep on a stack of tires. Never seen that before, anyway. Maybe give Jacques Pepin a call.

[@jp2246]

Been to Jack Stack in KC several times Oh man, good stuff...

[@dhamma58]

Oh the mention of cobbler....such a spiral of remembrance and desire... one summer at my aunts' and peach cobbler straight out of the orchards--never to be matched by any others for the next 60 years!

[@edwardsabo8368]

Gotta love the Iron Rock Off Road lawn tracker. SWEET.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

If those Ribs split and fell on the coals they would have been subject to the 5 second rules. I'm salivating now. Looks absolutely delicious Mr O. One of the things I like about you Mr O is how respectful you are of Mrs O. You can't fake the way it just rolls off your tongue. It's nice to see that you were obviously brought up right. Unfortunately, from what I see of some of the younger generation, this is lacking. I'm not saying in all people, but I respect my Wife the way you do Mrs O. It's nice to see manners aren't completely gone. It's the generation below you Mr O is the issue but I'm sure your family will carry on the tradition.

[@KSMike1]

Jack Stack, 6 miles from my house in KC, it’s the good stuff. 👍 Great to see a new vid on this channel!

[@86AW11]

Nice work Eric. When you are ready to leave the rust belt. South Georgia welcomes you and the family.

[@hgoff5617]

Great Guy Cooking video. Loved the truck tailgate and used tire stack as props. Great Job!!

[@glendurant911]

I,am starving at work and watching this awesome video.I,am sold time to purchase the pit barrel. I usually do the pork but in the slow cooker but spring is here and i want to do outside cooking now. anyhow i like the after-hour show please keep them rolling on.

[@daphlavor]

Glad to see the taste testers ready and meowing, and dancing around. We are hopeful to adopt one of the rescued beagles, if the Mrs. agrees. Cool trick with the mixer.

[@levergun]

Looks GREAT!!! Nice tip wth the mixer, Mrs. O!

[@markcaldwell1245]

Awesome idea with the blender. That BBQ barrel is a nice cooker.

[@markhoffman4903]

Well Sir! As a fellow shop manager who loves to BBQ for the shop boys. You know how to do it right. I need to step up my game for sure

[@jerrythi2772]

Ohhh SOOOO good! our pit day is Sunday. pellet smoker from Texas! Great to see Eric, we all have our own way to smoke some magic! enjoy!

[@gregblau8082]

Love the shout out to Malcom. 2 masters of your respective crafts

[@bigeyedave100]

Looks great not over cooked love that mrs o jumped right in to help she’s a keeper

[@porkchop4604]

Amazing. Love watching the pooches. Man they were licking there chops

[@fyrfytr16]

I have to stop watching your cooking videos……I sit here drooling…… YUM Great job…..Wish I was there to sample…. Your animals don’t know how lucky they are !

[@Shirkatron]

Sweet smoker Good job Happy to see you’re starting the coals with the right equipment. I’m a fan of “lump” charcoal vs briquets. Briquettes always have a lot of weird things in the ashes and have a lighter fluid smell.

[@Givmeabrake]

Thanks for sharing looked great.

[@robinlance]

Been smoking meats over 35 yrs and used the weber smoker for many years ( my son has it and is still working great. The Pit barrel I have used for just under 5 yrs when it just fell apart due to the heat and cold start. I moved on to the treager pellet smoker man what can I say you just set it at the temp and stick in your wireless probe in and forget it. Take a look at the bearded butchers they have great tip's on the meat's cut's to use and cooking with the Big green egg and the treager. When you get old and lazy you love the fact you don't use kingsford or and other brand of charcoal since it is made with chemicals to enhance the charcoal cooking time Lump coal s the way to go if using charcoal. The pellet's are all natural wood with different wood choices to cook with and Best of all you just make sure the hopper is full with your choice of pellet's and just turn it on and it's coming up to the temp you wanted. Just a Lazy way to smoke grill or what ever you want to cook.

[@ralphwatten2426]

I'm not sure pulled pork can be over cooked unless it's dry. Nice hack with the mixer, never saw that one before. Video up to South Main Auto standards. Excellent!

[@NotmeGK123]

I'm late for BBQ but some times left overs better than fresh lol nice job

[@jeffreygriffin1963]

Great video, I love that AP seasoning, I use it for everything

[@TheRealEricO]

It's the MSG's that make it awesome haha

[@larryanderson2008]

Nice,enjoy the show , as a old mechanic and cook I remember this phase. Might want to sandwich the butt in foil, makes it easier. Couple of slices in the meat helps cooking time and more bark, chicken broth after shred and sprinkle of rub after to taste.

[@JimFixIt74]

All I have to say is wow! Dr. O Master Mechanic and Pit BBQ Boss!!!

[@jlancaster7482]

If you’ve got a stand mixer w the pretzel looking attachment it shreds awesome

[@michaelguglielmo2749]

Nice video , much better than Kia front brake job ! I like the mixer trick , that’s awesome 👍 enjoy.

[@joshcrocker4596]

You have inspired me with the barrel cooker. Now I can only hope that the meat will look as good as that does when it comes out

[@kidathi]

Great video , you may not be professionals in BBQ you are awesome humans to send off the lad with some tasty ribs in his honour. Amazing chemistry too between you and the missus.

[@melvingibson4525]

That mixer is a pretty sweet trick. Thanks for sharing

[@davidellenbaum1229]

looks great . really great idea blender to shred pulled pork all you need is coleslaw Memphis style right on sandwich

[@herbiesgarage681]

Love the mixer idea!! It's 4am and my stomach is aching already, now I have all day to think about the bbq 👍

[@Hawk1966]

I'm dying for a pulled pork sandwich now! Those ribs looked amazing. Here's a question. What kind of care and/or cleaning do you do to the cooker?

[@D989501L]

I wouldn't say Pulled Pork over here it means something completely different, but it might be better than a sandwich though. Regards Richard 🇬🇧

[@fscottgray9784]

You can always learn something watching Eric Os channels.

[@MikeTerry1969]

Mrs. O barbecuing in a dress, what a woman!

[@porkchop4604]

Eric I love your saying, "if your looking, your not cooking "

[@hankhessig6586]

Beauty Eric .... I can almost smell it in Nebraska !

[@daviddegroot3477]

Learned a new trick today, never thought about using a blender on the meat.

[@CPthetooladdict]

Wow it's been 6yrs since I watched the last video on this channel cool video enjoyed it very much!!

[@mummabear01]

Did the roast throw any codes? 🤣😂🙃

[@zakerid]

Excellent looking food. I always cook with the fat cap towards the heat source.

[@DevileInside]

Eric, I highly recommend trying Oakridge BBQ rubs. I know there are so many different rubs on the market and everyone has their favorite, but their products are definitely worth a try. All the ingredients are listed on their website, and you'll see that they don't use any fillers or stuff you can't pronounce.

[@johnhamerlick6711]

Damn Eric! That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing. God bless you and the family.

[@ronwatson4902]

Lucky me! I just found your other channel and I love it already.Thanks for your ability to teach and for sharing your family. I'm a Malcom Reed fan as well btw.

[@drunkingsailor2359]

Love the hand mixer method

[@burtbacarach5034]

Subbed,didn't realize y'all had a second channel.I always smoke pork butt/shoulder fat side up,I was told this helps 'lubricate' the meat as the fat melts.Looks like the doggos were VERY interested in the pork!Just proves that dogs are smarter than cats!

[@jeffh4505]

In his case, it’s best to do it fat down as the fat protects the meat from the direct heat. There’s enough internal fat marbling that the fat cap being down won’t effect how juicy it is.

[@ah4800]

Cats are better than dogs. Nobody fucks with a lion.

[@shakey2634]

There are a lot of great sauces out there, but as a native Kansas Citian it was great to see Jack Stack make it to the PRNY!

[@allgonquin]

Suhweet! Thanks for the peek at your technique!

[@DapimpBDSD]

Mr. O if you can find them, the Famous Daves Signature Spicy Pickle "chips" are great and if you want more spice, the Devil Spit version are pretty spicy.

[@MrCarhead]

Great mechanic and a chef love this guy

[@SIGINT007]

SMA knows how to eat…looks great.

[@kennypool]

It's 10pm I can't watch any more or I'll be running to the kitchen for a snack.

[@D70340]

Eric, Vanessa, you guys knocked this one right out of the park!!! Dang that looked good. I wanted to start licking my computor screen ☺ I`m subbed to your other channel, and now this one too. Didnt even know you had this channel, just happened onto it looking for bbq videos. Never seen anyone use a electric mixer to shred the pork before, thats friggin kool, worked great!!! I hope to see alot more bbq`ing and shootin here! When i do my pulled pork, i let the temp stall, then wrap it, run the internal pork temp to 203 degrees. The 203 mark seems to be the magic number, for me anyways. Then i pull it out of the smoker, still wrapped, put it inside one of those coleman coolers to rest for about 1-1/2 to 2hrs. Juices flow back into the meat while resting. Fall apart tender.

[@jerryjohns1]

Nice you should upload more content on here. Love SMA

[@jstorrer1]

Love everything you post Mr. O!! Love my electric smoker as well!! Keep up the great work, best wishes to your wonderful family!

[@brianwelteroth4266]

Dang, how did youtube not tell me about this channel until now. This is now mine and Ember's (boxer/foxhound) favorite channel!

[@jayroese4413]

Just found your new channel. 3 old time mechanics get together a couple times a week to watch you, Ivan and Ray. We have about 107 years total between us. I see you like to cover some recipe's and my family has a couple that are super winners. If you are interested in a bombastic bean and a fruit cake recipe that has been enhanced for 5 generations I would be glad to share them. I know, everybody hates fruitcake. Until they try this one. Even those that say they will never try any again , are the same ones that ask if we are going to make it every year. Go figure?? PS: all of us think Mrs. O is a GODDESS. You lucky bastard!

[@EricWillis77]

Who would have thought a mixer would shred it like that WOW😎👍

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Looks great I like the old style of the hobo can from The Pit barrel where y'all gather around the fire with your paper bags of whiskey. But what I was a little dismayed with being sort of on a budget is when I saw the average lifespan of a pit barrel cooker is only three to five years I was surprised they don't last that long

[@karatevideosandmore7685]

If you take care of the Barrel, like keep as much of the Ash off the inside bottom, then the only thing your replacing is the Charcoal Basket and the flat Ash Pan

[@adamUDavies]

Cool cooking video 👍 My favorite part was the mixer segment 😝😳

[@shelleyking8450]

What a fantastic plan for a day at the shop! Ribs for lunch, pulled pork for dinner. You guys need another shop helper?

[@springfield4522]

Dr O - Those smell great from here in Michigan. You should mention this channel on the SMA channel.

[@maxjones9139]

Jack Stack is good. If you can find it where you are I highly recommend Kansas city's own Gates BBQ sauce. It makes an awesome glaze on the ribs and chicken.

[@rjb6327]

Always nice to see Mrs. O. That's more of a shred than a pull, but it looks good. You need a good coleslaw to go with that.

[@thedarlings37]

Oh man...... outstanding!