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TFTI BBQ packs teriyaki ribs for a birthday school lunch

A tight cooking window turns a son's request into rice, ribs and Cajun butter corn for his classmates.

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Can you get a smoker full of ribs ready between school drop-off and lunch? TFTI BBQ gave himself three and a half hours to do it for his son's birthday, choosing a fresh cook over preparing everything the day before.

The result is the busiest of four new uploads, with roughly 364,000 views. In "Teriyaki Party Ribs #smokedribs #pelletsmoker #easyrecipe #porkribs #cooking #bbqmeat", individual ribs go into teriyaki marinade, then the smoker, before getting a glossy finish and sesame seeds. Rice and buttered, Cajun-seasoned corn fill out the meal boxes. Then comes the truck journey and the handoff to the children.

The sauce switch was personal: TFTI BBQ says teriyaki chicken is one of his son's favorites. Rather than his usual barbecue-sauce party ribs, he borrowed that flavor for the birthday menu. Beneath the video, portion sizes prompt a recurring question about the single rib on each plate.

Elsewhere, the week's menu includes octopus-style candied bacon and salsa tatemada butterflied drumsticks. A sponsored Chipotle kitchen visit explores how its smoked brisket is finished at the restaurant. That upload is among the channel's most active videos now, alongside the birthday ribs and an older air-fried pork belly lechon recipe approaching three-quarters of a million views.

The channel's subscriber audience grew at a broadly similar pace to the past month, while daily views are close to their usual level. Among nearby food channels, Giulia Bruno and Gary Eats had bigger viewing weeks; Rosie Maio and Tiny Food were quieter. For TFTI BBQ, the standout was a backyard cook with a school-lunch deadline.

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