"PB" > wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Got myself a Char-Broil Sierra smoker/barbeque and so far it's been
> fantastic. I tried my hand at slow cooking using the firebox to indirectly
> cook some ribs and lamb chops (two different nights). I have a book I'm
> reading and it tells me that is should take between 45 and 55min to cook
> the chops (rare) at 200-225F. I was at 325F (according to my thermometer)
> for 2 hours before I gave up and "cheated" by moving the chops next to the
> firebox side of the grill and basically ended up grilling the darn things
> so my family wouldn't starve to death. Even then thick areas of the meat
> where rare/medium rare.
>
> Some quick info on the cook:

Was the thermometer reading the temperature at the top of the cooking
chamber, not at grate level? It was really much cooler down there. The
good news is that lamb chops are best grilled on a hot fire until they are
medium rare.