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Mark0525
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Not sure what happened today while making ribs. I placed 3 slabs of baby backs in my rib rack and maintained 250 temp for 5 hrs. and they came out dry. I splashed some water on them after 2 hrs and again after 3. Any ideas? Thanks Mark
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The water may have dried them out. Check them around 4 hours. Each rack is different. Calibrated thermo may helpGreen egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Pick the fattiest ribs you can find. The fat renders and keeps them moist. I agree, double check your temp also. Its likely either the particular cut of meat or temp IMO
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I don't think it was a good idea to splash water on them. Maybe a light spritz of apple juice/apple cider vinegar.
John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon -
Thanks guys for the insight
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Were you cooking direct?XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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Mark0525
Sir there is a hand full of things that can cause dry ribs. I will list the most common ones.
1. Over cooking. Most of the time this is the culprit.
2. Poor meat quality.
3. Meat has not been handled properly during packaging and processing.
4. Poor refridgeration.
5. Air tight seal has been broken on package.
These are some things you can look for. They are other things that can cause problems but the buyer has no control over them so I didnt list them. I hope this helps.
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Mark0525
By the way im a Raiders fan also. We have had it ruff for the last several years.
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Other than maybe washing off some of the bark, what would the water hurt? I dont understand how it would make them dry if a cider vinegar or apple juice spritz wouldn't do the same?pgprescott said:Pick the fattiest ribs you can find. The fat renders and keeps them moist. I agree, double check your temp also. Its likely either the particular cut of meat or temp IMO
Little Rock, AR
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BYS1981 Said
Eitherfof you guys going to CTE?
I wish that I could but I wont be able to. How about you?
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Water introduces evaporative cooling, essentially dropping the internal temp of the ribs... They were likely undercooked. Just let them sit for the 5 hours, no need to even open the dome IMHO
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If I had to amend one thing about your cook it would be to have you foil the ribs a couple hours in. It's kind of impossible to end up with dry ribs if you foil them. I do ribs as follows...Cook for 2 hours indirect at 250-300.Foil for 1 to 1 1/2 hours with some sort of foiling mixture.Rest for 1/2 hour in foilFinish on the grill for about 30 mins. with direct heat (around 350), painting with BBQ sauce every 3-5 minutes.The above is very similar to APL's recipe from Serious BBQ. Perfect ribs every time.Southern California
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Million ways to skin the cat, and a lot of people swear by foiling, I've never foiled my ribs, but then, i prefer them just dry rubbed without sauce, so they need a good bark. I don't spritz or anything, just keep the temps level for 5 hours without peeking and never had dry ones. Seems Mark's ribs likely needed to go a bit longer as the fat didn't have enough time to render and provide that moistness to the meat.
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Mark0525 said:Not sure what happened today while making ribs. I placed 3 slabs of baby backs in my rib rack and maintained 250 temp for 5 hrs. and they came out dry. I splashed some water on them after 2 hrs and again after 3. Any ideas? Thanks MarkI'm with those that believe your ribs were undercooked. Even overcooked falling apart ribs usually have some moisture unless they are toast. Sounds like they needed some more time. There is a small window of time when they are perfect. 2 ways to tell…poke a toothpick in, and it should slide in and out with almost no pressure. Or try and lift the slab by the center. It should bend and want to break. If you are looking at internal temps, my ribs are usually not tender until at least 190.The foil tips you have received are great, but good ribs can be had without foil as well.Keep getting it!Chris
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