Ribs- apple juice timing?

MJQ8

Seasons greetings to all!

I have been reading about spraying apple juice on ribs. On the two rib cooks I have done, I have done this after the EVOO and rub applications but before the smoker. Seems to come out fine. We like it but is there a more suitable time for this? If only doing a 3 hour cook, does it need to be done more often?

Thanks,

Mike

 

 

Richard Fl

I spritz mine with apple juice, apple cider vinegar and water 1/3 each.  Start after an hour or so into the cook and do every 30 minutes or so.  When in a sweet mood I use orange juice instead of apple juice and sometimes soy sauce for the apple when doing oriental.

Some cooks are 375 for 2 hours and some are 225-250 for 5-6 hours this also works for beef ribs.

Smokin_Trout

I spray mine down every hour with 50/50 cider vinegar and apple juice. Check out Car Wash Mike.

MJQ8

Thanks guys!

Browninggold

Every 1/2 hr with apple cider/apple cider vinegar mixture

MJQ8

From what I have been reading in these posts about spraying interavals am I correct to have the impression that ribs get dried out easily even at low temps? Or are you guys doing this often for flavor? The more I read, the more I read the expression "if your looking, your not cooking" so I am a little confused.

Thanks!