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Sparerib Fail
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Botch
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Every so often my fire would not come up in temp in my Large, never could quite figure out what the problem was; since getting a High-Que fire grate I haven't had the problem since.
Until today. I cleaned out the Egg (it was a bit overdue) and fired it up at seven this morning, expecting to feast on spareribs for lunch. Once the fire was going I filled up with fresh lump, and let it catch until I had clear smoke, and it stabilized at 250. Threw on the ribs, but soon the temp started dropping, and settled at 200. I left it alone, but by 2 it was dropping more so I stirred up the coals and opened it up a bit. The bones weren't exposed at all. It went up to 300 and I decided to keep it there, but by 4 the bones were just barely peaking out. I stuck it with my Thermapen and it was over 195!!
I pulled it and sliced up a tomato while it rested. The bottom was almost burned, and the top was delicious but almost jerky-like in consistency. The interior meat, surprisingly, was juicy and perfect. But, all the smoke flavor was on the "jerky", and the surface peeled away from the rest of the meat, really weird. I got one meal out of it, but am not keeping the leftovers.
Spareribs cooked for me perfectly in 4-5 hours in my old water smoker, and other ribs I made on the Egg were fine, this was just a bad day I guess. Glad it was just one rack.
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"Commander, say hello to Cricket!" - KN
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You can't always go by the bones sticking out. Especially on a meaty slab of ribs. Some are butchered different than others, and some pigs are meatier than others. The bend test works every time. I would use that, and start looking for them to be done around the same time that you are used to.Large BGE Decatur, AL
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Thanks GreenhawK; this was a meaty slab..._____________
"Commander, say hello to Cricket!" - KN
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Oh man! I'm still seeking the perfect spare ribs (baby-backs are almost cheatin'). They're defrosting as I type. Now I gotta a whole new set of worries.My actuary says I'm dead.
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@Botch, I have a hard time getting BBR in the UK so have spares almost all the time, in your case I would guess that at those temps it would of needed at least 6 hrs especially if it was a whole rack, not St Louis style?.... The best way to decide when they're done is by trial n error. I've well over done and under done many a time, still a bit of a hit and miss due partially to the difference in animal and butcher skill, don't take it to heart
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With a LBGE about half the time I have to half the rib rack to easily fit-so I rely (either full or half-rack) on the good ol toothpick test-insert into the thickest meat and no resistance either way-ready to pull. 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.
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lousubcap said:
With a LBGE about half the time I have to half the rib rack to easily fit-so I rely (either full or half-rack) on the good ol toothpick test-insert into the thickest meat and no resistance either way-ready to pull. FWIW-
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