If cooking several racks of ribs, use a rib rack and place the meat side of the ribs facing the fire. Add the smoking chips and cover the grill. On average, beef ribs will need about 3 to 5 hours of cooking time, depending on the thickness of the meat and other factors such as weather conditions.
Mild steel (red iron) and carbon steel contain manganese. Manganese can cause Parkinson's disease, which cripples the nerves and muscles. Zinc in galvanized metal or in paint (on welded surfaces) can cause metal fume fever. It feels like the flu and goes away in a few hours or days after exposure ends.
Zinc chloride is extremely detrimental to the lungs, and pulmonary exposure to zinc chloride smoke resulted in ten fatalities. [citation needed] Inhalation of fumes of zinc, zinc oxide, or zinc chloride leads to pulmonary edema and metal fume fever. Onset occurs within 4â6 h and may be delayed up to 8 h.