Saturday Spare Ribs

hapster

Tigers game is at 1...

Heading to my BIL for some clams and a bon fire. Decided to do some spare ribs to bring along; no luck trying to find a brisket this morning.

Bad Byron's rubbed and started a little ball of coals in the middle to see if that will help keep my temps lower. Oak and hickory for smoke.

hapster

Trying to post some pics

Mickey

Nice.... I know better but a few days ago in Aspen went into a praised smokehouse rib place (winner of 40 comp's, etc). Not good. I just can't eat ribs out anymore, and ribs are #1 with me. I like them dry and a little bit.

hapster

Thanks @Mickey‌
I know there's a lot of stuff I won't get out now

hapster

Dyal_SC

My wife's working today and I am bored. I might hafta go pickup a rack of ribs myself after seeing yours. Also the bonfire sounds nice. May hafta pickup some firewood too.

lousubcap

For many years I have approached any restaurant with the following rule; "Never order anything in a restaurant that you cook at home."  Definitely leads to different selections.  FWIW-

hapster

Home from my hair cut to find the egg sitting right were I expected... Temp recovered to where it was before I put the ribs on with no issue. Nice and solid, and no controller in sight

Zarcon

Nice @hapster‌. Maybe you can checkout my post regarding my temps.

lousubcap

Something I learned many years ago (you look for good tips as you ring up laps around the sun:))-I rotate the BGE dome thermo so the desired/target cooking temp is at 12 o'clock.  That way a quick glance and I know which way the cook is tending.  I always make sure to pull out on the thermo when rotating so as not to mess with the calibration nut. FWIW-

HoosierBBQ

lousubcap said:

Something I learned many years ago (you look for good tips as you ring up laps around the sun:))-I rotate the BGE dome thermo so the desired/target cooking temp is at 12 o'clock.  That way a quick glance and I know which way the cook is tending.  I always make sure to pull out on the thermo when rotating so as not to mess with the calibration nut. FWIW-

Had not thought of this, good suggestion!

hapster

It don't get much better, except maybe brisket camp...

Tigers about to start, egg smells great, warm sun, and cool breezes.

DMW

I see an afternoon of deck sitting and drinking in my future. Thanks for the inspiration.

hapster

DMW said:

I see an afternoon of deck sitting and drinking in my future. Thanks for the inspiration.

Ha... You're welcome

Zarcon

I'm with ya. On the back porch with Bud Light in hand. Enjoying the cool breeze.

NPHuskerFL

It's absolute torture looking at these delicious ribs! I'm here on the roof at a Carrabba's getting rained on. B-). No complaints though I'm on call and have a lot of work (In my mind this is an awesome problem to have :-) ).
Enjoy! OBW I bought a Fifth of the good stuff. Wife said get me some Kahlúa, Rum Chata. And also requested smooth excellent Vodka...I never had it but Titos seemed to fit that bill. B-)

hapster

@NPHuskerFL‌
Stay safe... And Titos is good stuff

hapster

At about 3 hours in i repositioned the ribs and put the first coat of sauce on

Zarcon

Looks great! Coming along nice. I just sauced mine the 2nd time.

Zarcon

@hapster‌ alright now. Mine are done and resting. I uploaded more pics so I wanna see yours

hapster

Just sauced them 2nd time... Think they have a few more hours yet; I've managed to keep the temp down around 225° all cook so far

Zarcon

Awesome! I'm sure they will turn out delicious.

BTW, what is this Tito ' I keep hearing about? SWMBO and I love a few vodka drinks here and there. Is it really that good?

hapster

Zarcon said:

Awesome! I'm sure they will turn out delicious.

BTW, what is this Tito ' I keep hearing about? SWMBO and I love a few vodka drinks here and there. Is it really that good?

I used to drink Goose almost all the time. I think Titos is on par or better, not to mention much cheaper

Zarcon

Really. Love some goose but like you said, a bit expensive. Will have to check it out.

hapster

One of my buddies hanging out listening to the awesome game.... Also waiting for the ribs

shtgunal3

Ribs look good so far Hap. You and @Zarcon‌ are making me want to do ribs. It'll be Tuesday before I can though. We'll see. A,local grocery store has butts on sale for $1.78 a pound, was gonna go pick up a couple on Tuesday. Looks like I'll be getting ribs too.

hapster

Here they are after the 3rd and final saucing. Ready to come off and rest in about 30min. Going on a cookie sheet and covered in foil then into a low (170°) oven...

Seem like my best yet so far...

shtgunal3

I normally don't use this word on a public forum but..... Those are some SEXY ribs!

johnmitchell

Wow.. Those do look good..Enjoy and have a great evening.. :-c

hapster

Finished and resting in a very low oven covered with foil... Based on the little taste I took; may be the best I've ever made.

A new stick to me while I listen to the end of the Tigers game and wait for dinner.

Mattman3969

Way to come back from the last rib adventure Hap Damn fine lookin ribs you got there!!