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First Attempt at Baby Backs
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rossv1
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Well tonight was my first time trying baby backs. Did them for 3 hours on, 1 hour in foil, then a little over an hour again to finish them off.
Seasoned them with Bad Byron's Butt Rub, brown sugar, and honey. Used Sweet Baby Rays Sweet n Spicy for the sauce.
They tasted pretty good, but I found them to be a little bit tough. I held them at a steady 250-270 for the entire time.
Seasoned them with Bad Byron's Butt Rub, brown sugar, and honey. Used Sweet Baby Rays Sweet n Spicy for the sauce.
They tasted pretty good, but I found them to be a little bit tough. I held them at a steady 250-270 for the entire time.
22 in Macon, GA - Large BGE 2015
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Strange as it sounds if they were tough they were not cooked enough. Check out the bend test (Google). When a cooked rack bends 90 degrees they are ready- plus you will typically see the meat pull back from the bones. You may want to give your dome thermo a calibration. Keep trying new methods and you will find one you like the best.Greensboro, NC
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Check out 2-2-1 on NakedWhiz.com
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Next time you do them, do things exactly the same way ... but, change just one thing foil them for two hrs, then 1/2 hr exposed. Baby backs shouldn't take more than 4.5 hrs.I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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That would make sense that they weren't fully done yet. I was late getting them on, had a little trouble stabilizing the temp at 250 early on and it wasn't until around 3:30 pm or so that I finally got them on the egg. By the time 5 hours rolled I was so ready to eat I didn't really want to wait any longer. lol.
@SoCalTim, if I do the next rack for a shorter time, should I do them at a slightly higher temp? Say between 275-300? Or is that too high?
Im totally new to doing anything more than chicken, hamburgers, and the occasional steak so even though these weren't perfect I'm still decently happy with my first attempt. Learning as I go.22 in Macon, GA - Large BGE 2015 -
For sure you need the 2 hrs in foil, just the basic 2-2-1 will do the job, see my pictures on the MM, first attempt and it was great. planning another session this weekend with a double grid.
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My first time, I did the exact same thing. The "bend test" as mentioned above and meat "pull back" from the bone are excellent indicators of proper cook.
No worries, throw those back on, or in the oven until done, pull the meat and make pulled pork sandwiches. Out of this world delicious.
Thanks for posting."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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Trust me on this. 275 dome temp, indirect for 3 hrs ( sauce the last 20 mins) . No foil needed and they will be perfect.
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rossv1 .. best advice I can give you is to just have fun and don't overthink. Your gonna do great!I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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Wrapped them in foil and put them back in the oven for a bit tonight. The meat was much more tender and none stuck to the bone. Might have to do another rack soon to redeem myself and do 2-2-1 instead of 3-1-1, although I do want to try an overnight brisket. But I have a feeling I'm biting off way more than I can chew.22 in Macon, GA - Large BGE 2015
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Don't be scared of brisket. You can do it. It is one of the more intimidating cooks but there's plenty of help here when the time comes.I raise my kids, cook and golf. When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season.
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The key to any finish-line cook is the feel. With ribs I use the "toothpick test". Insert in the thick between the bones meat-no resistance and you are there. And guess what-same works with brisket-when you can probe the thickest part of the flat with no resistance "you are there".
Keep it simple-many get wrapped around what is happening with the point: "Ignore all that." It has such a high fat content that it is just along for the ride-ride being the thickest part of the flat. Nail that and a home-run.
Not @cazzy- but it is the reality of the brisket cook. FWIW-Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
bill37 said:Check out 2-2-1 on NakedWhiz.com
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I've always found that one hour in foil for baby backs is plenty. After an hour they are falling apart and tough to pick up and the bones just want to fall out. Spares are fine for two hours. But baby backs... I can't imagine what they'd be like after two hours.NW IOWA
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BB were my nemesis when I first got my egg. Made me doubt the purchase. I was overcooking them at 250 for 5-6 hrs no foil. Now I'm at around 4 hrs at 250-275 and they come out perfect. Bite through without falling off bone.
As mentioned above, check with toothpick for doneness.SE PA
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Search Mike's Car Wash Ribs.
You can go (realtively) quick and you'll get a more pork-choppy texture or you can low and slow for a fall off the bone.
Neither is better than the other. Just different.
The "chef" at the Mothership did an hour direct at 350 and 45 minutes in tented foil and sauced. Taste was great. Texture was porkk-choppy.New Albany, Ohio
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