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Am I crazy? Slow cooker to BGE "rack" transition
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gwopy
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Ok, I've had a LBGE for about 3 months now, and Labor Day weekend was the first time I've had the opportunity to make ribs.
Note: Previously, I've only ever cooked ribs in a slow cooker followed by 15min*2 for each side on broil in the oven. The meat literally falls off the bone if the ribs aren't picked up all at once.
So, with the LBGE, I've been going with a full rack of "St. Louis" style ribs for the last two days. I've obsessed with cooking at low temps. So, for these two racks, I've gone to considerable effort to stay below 240 degrees for a 5-7 hour cook.
In any case, I've dried the sh&t out of the two rack despite applying excessive amounts of my (HEATED) homemade BBQ sauce to the rack every hour.
I test the rack for "doneness" by trying to roll it up with some tongs and seeing if it splits along a rib.
I'm guessing that slow cooking in liquid allows for a more consistent overall cook that disintegrates the tendons and fat that hold the ribs together.
Anyway, my question is "what are my markers/indication points/certainties that my ribs are done" on the LBGE"?
Thanks in advance!
Note: Previously, I've only ever cooked ribs in a slow cooker followed by 15min*2 for each side on broil in the oven. The meat literally falls off the bone if the ribs aren't picked up all at once.
So, with the LBGE, I've been going with a full rack of "St. Louis" style ribs for the last two days. I've obsessed with cooking at low temps. So, for these two racks, I've gone to considerable effort to stay below 240 degrees for a 5-7 hour cook.
In any case, I've dried the sh&t out of the two rack despite applying excessive amounts of my (HEATED) homemade BBQ sauce to the rack every hour.
I test the rack for "doneness" by trying to roll it up with some tongs and seeing if it splits along a rib.
I'm guessing that slow cooking in liquid allows for a more consistent overall cook that disintegrates the tendons and fat that hold the ribs together.
Anyway, my question is "what are my markers/indication points/certainties that my ribs are done" on the LBGE"?
Thanks in advance!
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Ribs done in a smoker will be drier than from a slow cooker. In my book "Falling off the bone" isnt a good thing.
4-5 hours at 250 with or without foil should make for some very good ribs on the egg. -
...what I expected.
Should I cook at a higher temp? -
This is the WAY I like to cook mine.
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You will find that most of us recommend 3-1-1 method for cooking ribs.
3 hours indirect in the smoke.
1 hour in foil
Up to 1 hour back in the smoke. Sauce applied during this time.
This is dome at 250 dome...
The last hour can be direct or indirect. Ribs are done when you can pierce then with a toothpick and the tooth pick comes out with any effort. Alternately You can pick them up perpendicular to the bone with tongs and they should been 90 degrees.
Fall off the bone is over cooked. They should never be dry. -
After about 3 hours you should spritz them to keep moisture on them and some diluted BBQ sauce every 30-45 minutes.
http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=503857&catid=1 -
Did you pull the membrane?
Walt -
You got mail.
allen -
I've done them 3-1-1 usually. Yesterday I went with a rock solid 250 for 5 1/2 hours - no foil, spritzing every hour with cranapple juice and a drip pan with watered down Apple Cider Vinegar. I did this becuase I didn't particularly care for how "well done" my previous 3-1-1 results were...not that they had been dry by any means, just too falling off the bone. Yesterday's ribs were "tear off the bone" with plenty of juciness to the meat - my best yet for sure.
I also find that some rubs will dry out a rack more than others. My best results yesterday were with JH Pecan. -
I did three racks of St Louis Ribs yesterday for a friend and workmate. He had been an executive chef with a large corp., upscale retirement village, for 15 years, plus his resume includes some other upscale restuarants. Quit so that he could spend more time with his growing up kids. I did the ribs at 220 for five hours, and, they came out super. Thought it was interesting that a pro would ask someone to do this. I bring in stuff at work from the Egg, and, he things they are super. Tells you something about the Egg, not my expertise. Gordon
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Ribs are not an easy cook but can be perfected with practice. I cook at 250 dome temp, indirect for 3 hours then wrap in foil for another 2 hours. A good way to tell id there done is to pick them up in the middle of the rack. They should droop down forming a U when they are done.
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I need constants in my life...
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Didn't pull the membrane. Probably would've been a good idea. Ribs were universally raved, but I wasn't expecting the state they were in. Just used to slow cooker ribs.
Anyway, thanks everyone!
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