3-2-1 Spare Ribs (With Pics)

Biff_Tannen

I've done a good amount of ribs on the smoker but always do them at a higher temp in a shorter amount of time. The flavor profile is always there but they tend to be a bit tough. Tried the 3-2-1 method for the first time this past weekend and hit a home run! Smoked with oak and hickory at 225 for three hours then wrapped in foil with brown sugar and honey for another two hours. The final hour I unwrapped the ribs and tossed them back on the smoker indirect with a coat of BBQ sauce. This is a top 3 thing I have cooked on my BGE for sure. The ribs had a HUGE flavor profile with and were extremely tender all around. Already want to throw a couple more racks on and do it all over again! 

Monty77

Wow, that is all I can say without the drool escaping my mouth 

DoofusOfTheDay

Winner!

ChillyWillis

Welcome to the forum!!!! Those ribs looks delicious, beautiful smoke ring you got on those puppies. 

YYZegger

That looks so good right now!  Good job!

Nanook

They look great! 

Rplatt2

How much would did you use?   I have not gotten a good smoke ring like that!

Brisket_Fanatic

Nice looking first post, you can send any leftovers my way for disposal!

bgebrent

Well done!

henapple

Best I've seen in a while 

lousubcap

Welcome to the forum.  Great cook right there!

Biff_Tannen

Thanks everyone!

Lurked on here for a while for tips and recipes so figured I would have to come in with a bang for my first post haha. 

Biff_Tannen

Rplatt2 said:

How much would did you use?   I have not gotten a good smoke ring like that!

I used a good bit of oak and hickory for the first three hours. Put in several large chunks of each to hit it hard with smoke during the first part of the cook. 

Biff_Tannen

It was actually my first time using a V-Rack for ribs. In the past I have cut each rack in half (medium egg so can't fit them longways) and laid them flat so I can mop them throughout the process. Even with indirect smoke I've noticed that the bottom of each half rack gets a lot more cooked more than the top resulting in a pretty heavy char on the bottom. Although I wasn't able to mop them with the V-Rack, I put my same mop recipe in a spray bottle and it was equally effective and the ribs had a much more even cook all around. 

TacoChicken

Man those Ribs Look Awesome! I am going to try that method this week. Great job on the ribs.

bgeaddikt

That hazy smoke picture looks awesome

eggsurance_agent

Wow those look amazing!

cheeaa

Dude those look so good I almost don't believe they were 3-2-1. Them look like higher heat no wrap ribs. Nice job 

Dave in Florida

Those are some mighty fine looking ribs right there.