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Anyone roll their ribs?

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Greeno55
Greeno55 Posts: 635
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Has anyone ever cooked their ribs rolled up like this before? I have two full back ribs I want to cook on the MiniMax. Going to do turbo. Just wondering if I should expect anything different from normal flat cooking. Image stolen from a Google image search. 


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  • blukat
    blukat Posts: 354
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    Hmmm, that's a first for me, give it a try @Greeno55
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,624
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    need a consult here @SGH  ^^^
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,974
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    I've done something close.  I've cut three racks of St. Louis ribs in half, skewered them together, and placed on a Mini Max.  They stand on their side like the pic you posted, but I think it's a little bit easier to fit on the Egg than curling them like that.

    @cazzy has done the same thing on a Small. 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    I'm starting to get a few rolls around my ribs from hanging out with all you guys, but I've never cooked any like that. However, I'd be willing to try in about a week and a half. 
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    Nope, never curled my ribs because I prefer to slice them up into individual ribs first.  Although, when cooking a lot of them, I have stacked them like you can stack dominos minimizing the contact patch so smoke can flow all around them.
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  • nlovold
    nlovold Posts: 194
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    Haha!  I've always just cut in half, but this looks worth a try.  I would think it would reduce bark development a bit though.
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Yes, I have. It works just fine.
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1170215/sunday-spares-on-the-small

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    Morgantown, PA

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  • Greeno55
    Greeno55 Posts: 635
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    @DMW - Now that's what I'm talking about. Figure I can both rolled in some sort of configuration on the MM. Basically looks like they're held together with just some wooden skewers?
    LBGE (2012), MiniMax (2014), and too many Eggcessories to list.  - Sudbury, Ontario
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  • DMW
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    Greeno55 said:
    @DMW - Now that's what I'm talking about. Figure I can both rolled in some sort of configuration on the MM. Basically looks like they're held together with just some wooden skewers?
    Yep, wooden skewers. I'll bet you can get 2 rolled racks on without a problem.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • Greeno55
    Greeno55 Posts: 635
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    @DMW - Any tips? Will be doing turbo at 350°
    LBGE (2012), MiniMax (2014), and too many Eggcessories to list.  - Sudbury, Ontario
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Greeno55 said:
    @DMW - Any tips? Will be doing turbo at 350°
    I don't usually turbo ribs, but that's because I usually use a rub that is sugar heavy. Not sure why rolled would make a difference though.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • SGH
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    Legume said:
    need a consult here @SGH  ^^^
    I have cooked baby backs rolled before. I haven't tried spares rolled up. The baby backs turn out great when cooked rolled up. The biggest difference that I have noticed is that it's considerably harder to get a nice even bark due to the contact points. But short of this they cook fine and turn out incredible. Also the few times that I rolled them, I ran 250-275 degrees. Im more than sure that you could turbo them rolled with excellent results. 

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