First Cook - Pit Barrel Cooker

PIT BARREL COOKER FIRST COOK! Want to learn how to smoke ribs on a Pit Barrel Cooker like a pro? In this video, I take my brand new Pit Barrel Cooker out for its initial run and smoke four racks of mouth-watering baby back ribs! I show you exactly how to set up the charcoal basket using Big Green Egg oak and hickory lump charcoal, master the chimney starter, and hook the ribs step-by-step. I also share my secret rub binder—a 50/50 blend of mustard and mayonnaise—and a crucial user-error mistake I made with the coals so you can avoid it on your first cook. We finish these up with a Kansas City sweet and smoky barbecue sauce glaze for competition-style results right in your backyard! Remember: cooking is never time; it’s a texture change. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more backyard BBQ tutorials! #PitBarrelCooker #SmokedRibs #BBQTips #BackyardBBQ #PitBarrelCookerRibs #BabyBackRibs #HowToSmokeRibs Check out these videos too: Unboxing the Pit Barrel Cooker:    • Unboxing the Pit Barrel Cooker   My Fav Accessories for the Pit Barrel Cooker:    • Pit Barrel Accessories   For full online cooking lessons, visit www.ChefDezAcademy.com "Real Cooking for Real People" 📢 Recommended Videos 🎞️⬇️⬇️⬇️ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highly recommended: Watch these top videos from my channel: 👌 🎬How to Cook Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs    • How to Cook Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs   🎬Stop Making This Mistake with Fresh Pasta! Must Watch!    • Stop Making This Mistake with Fresh Pasta!...   🎬Chef's Secret to Removing Chicken Tendons    • Chef's Secret to Removing Chicken Tendons   🎬How to Transform Papaya Seeds into Flavorful Peppercorns: Drying & Preparing Tips    • How to Transform Papaya Seeds into Flavorf...   ⬇️⬇️⬇️👨‍🍳 * Join Chef Dez in the Culinary World!* 🍽️⬇️⬇️⬇️ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Website: https://www.ChefDezAcademy.com 🌐 Website: https://www.ChefDez.com ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChefDez1 📚 Chef Dez's Amazon Best-Selling Cookbooks: • From My Kitchen to Yours: https://amzn.to/4wGBebH • The Best in Your Kitchen: https://amzn.to/4tX8Pf5 • Cooking Around the World with Chef Dez: https://amzn.to/4nIcSdv • Chef Dez Cooks with BC Eggs: https://amzn.to/4f4a4W6 • Gluten-Free Cooking with Chef Dez: https://amzn.to/4dsOCsD 📚 PLUS check out Chef Dez's inspirational memoir: • KEEP. MOVING. FORWARD.: The Success Formula: https://amzn.to/4uolIzD 📱 Connect with Chef Dez: 📘 Facebook:   / chefdezcooking   📷 Instagram:   / chefdez1   🎵 TikTok:   / chefdezofficial   📢 Discover Chef Dez's Culinary Insights: 👇👇👇 Early Kitchen Formation Chef Dez's origin as a chef traces directly to a worn wooden footstool and flour-dusted countertops in his mother's kitchen. While other boys his age gravitated toward team sports, Gordon found his team at home - standing beside his mother, apron tied, dragged stool beneath his feet to reach the counter. This early exposure did more than teach technique. It embedded food preparation as identity, not hobby. Professional Development and Credentials Dez pursued formal culinary training and earned Red Seal Chef certification - one of Canada's highest standard of culinary competence. His professional journey moved through restaurant kitchens, private chef work, cooking instruction, television appearances, and live cooking demonstrations. He built expertise across techniques and cuisines and detailed his preference for bold, approachable flavour over fine dining pretension. The career accumulated impressive markers: author of ten books (eight cookbooks plus one motivational book, and one inspirational memoir), host of a national food column "Chef Dez on Cooking" across Canada and Washington State, Corporate Chef for BC Egg (2000-2024), and Western Canada Rep for Big Green Egg (2014-2023). The Turning Point - Returning to Roots Despite accumulating professional success and credentials, Dez eventually recognized a misalignment between his work and his core purpose. The trajectory through television, corporate positions, and public demonstrations was "exciting and rewarding," but something fundamental was missing. Dez articulates his philosophy clearly: "Great cooking is not about fancy ingredients or complicated recipes - it's about understanding simple techniques and trusting yourself in the kitchen." This directly contradicts much of the culinary industry's direction toward complexity and spectacle. He explicitly rejects "fancy foam towers on square plates" and "influencer glitter tacos" in favour of practical family meals. The Mission Shift to Education Dez launched the Chef Dez Academy as the vehicle for this refocused mission - online cooking classes accessible worldwide to home cooks at any skill level.