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Baby backs - first try
Ribs from Costco. Pleural membrane apparently already removed. Coated with some French's mustard then Dizzy Dust. Indirect on the grill (no rack), temp at about 250 (low as I could go without the fire going out). Cooked for two hours, lightly misting with some apple juice/cider vinegar every 30 minutes or so. Then, at two-hour mark, transfer to a foil pan tightly covered with some apple juice/cider vinegar in the pan for one hour at 225, then cook uncovered at 250 and basted with some Ray's Vidalia sauce for an hour. They were fall-off-the-bone tender. I realize that's not classic, but the ribs were a huge hit and the tenderness a big source of admiring comments, so I consider that a winner. They weren't even the slightest bit dry.
Next time I'm going to try a different rub and a less sweet sauce. I'm also going to cook that last hour at a higher temp to get a more carmelized glaze. I'm thinking that kind of glaze may add some chew to these very tender ribs.
Meal was the ribs, creamed corn, gruyere-based mac&cheese, cornbread with jalapeno and pancetta. I also grilled up some sockeye salmon on cedar with a lemon-dill baste for my daughter, who isn't a barbecue type of person.
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Nice cook. Those look great! B-Backs right?If the people you are feeding love it, then that is all that matters. I know that is how it is with me.I find that most people I feed think they like ribs falling off the bone tender. But I try not to serve them that way. And you know what they always love them.I cooked 3 slabs of bb's yesterday. Went 275ish indirect, used drip-pan with liquid, went 3 hours, then wrapped individually with very little cran-apple juice. Back on egg for another hour. Removed pan and plate-setter and went raised direct for about half hour while mopping with bbq hickory sauce. Not fall-off-bone but everyone loved them. YEAH!"I'm stupidest when I try to be funny"
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Yeah, I'm thinking that a little more chew would probably be a good thing. I'm going to bump the temps a little for the next cook, but I do have to play to my audience. I also like the cran-apple juice idea - I'm thinking that that might supply the acid for the baste without the sourness of the cider vinegar. That would give me a little more freedom in choice of sauce. The Ray's was a little on the sweet side. But again....audience...
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Fantastic looking BB's ... I've done the spritzing, apple juice , basting route. Now ... I just put em' on the egg, set my temp for 250 for 5 hrs - opening the lid ZERO times. Perfect every time.Oh ... GREAT PICTURES!TimI've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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Really great looking ribs.... Nice pics.
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Awesome looking ribs. The pics look spectacular as well. Solid all around.
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Nice- I need to make some soon, they are my oldest daughters favorite.Greensboro, NC
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