Ribs and Pretzels Tonight!

howmeisterg

Thanks for the motivation for the pretzels, they turned out great!

My little helper:


Ready for the egg, though the yeast got a bit out of control because I waiting too long between forming them and boiling/baking them:



The finished product - did not have pretzel salt so I used Kosher salt.



The ribs - 2 racks, 270 degrees dome, 4 hours, direct, on a rib rack, with HD foil under it. Should have put it high in the dome. One rubbed with DD, one with Red Eye Express. Cherry smoke from wood chunks.

Sauced with some local sauces, sweet and savory. Last time I foil them for 2 hours, this time I did a straight cook with no wrap. I got a nice bark this time (which I like) and the flavor of course was delightful - not much pull though. Pretty much fell off the bone. Fam liked it that way as was evidenced by the silence at the dinner table and the lack of leftovers.

I think, though, that the rub and sauce overpowered the cherry smoke. I couldn't pick out the cherry smoke.

These are after cooking, before saucing:





After saucing, and 10 more minutes in the egg:

Bagger722

That's come good looking treats there Howard. Looks delicious!!!

I like the photos of the ribs, 50mm SLR by any chance?

howmeisterg

Hey Al!

The camera is a Canon 40D DSLR. I like to zoom all the way in (135mm) then focus in one spot, to get a real shallow depth of field and high detail on the focal point - makes the detail pop out.

wkygriller

Your pretzels came out looking better than mine, must have been the little helpers technique. I used kosher salt also and served them with garlic butter and cheese wiz. Ribs looked great.

Mickey

All that looks good. Got to try pretzels.....

eenie meenie

Howard, you gotta watch those dogs, lol. The pretzels and ribs looked delicious. That would be a good combination for the Superbowl.