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Bend test help..

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  • Pjoe
    Pjoe Posts: 224
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    Are you sure those are baby backs?
    LBGE AR SMALL BGE WOO RING
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  • Austin Smoker
    Austin Smoker Posts: 1,467
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    PhilsGrill wrote:
    The bend test is for a full rack of ribs, not a rack cut in half like shown in your photo I believe.

    Just in case it gets lost in all the toe talk....BINGO Phil!!
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  • Frank from Houma
    Frank from Houma Posts: 5,755
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    What Phil said - bend test works on a full slab

    They look mightyfine
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  • elzbth
    elzbth Posts: 2,075
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    The look perfect....I like ribs too, and have been mostly hit and miss until lately. I think (at least for me) 275 is the ticket. Isn't it nice to kick back and watch the kids play? :laugh:
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  • egginator
    egginator Posts: 569
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    I agree 100%. You see the bending is a function of the moment. The moment for a cantilevered beam with a uniform distributed weight is M=L^2*(weight per inch)/2. So, as you can clearly see, if you cut you rack in half, you reduce the moment by 4 times - it will never bend.

    Ribs look great. CWM would be proud.

    Ed
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,053
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    Well thanks for clearing that up! :blink: I just won't worry about it anymore! :)
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    The bend test is for a full rack, nevertheless, the bend test doesn't work for me either.

    Didn't worry about the bend test on these, but it too was a 275° cook.
    ribswet1.jpg

    If the ribs are cooking between 240° - 280° it doesn't make much difference to me other than done time.

    Unless folks calibrate their their thermometer and or adjust for sea-level they are probably off some anyway. It also depends if the pig was raised in the valley or in the hills.

    Your ribs look great, if they tasted like they looked it doesn't make a whole lot of difference.

    GG
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,053
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    Wow, yours look fantastic and give me confidence that I am doing something right! :)
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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