Part rant, part cry for help - all tough ribs

MasterC

When setting my egg up for low temp indirect cook, I line up one leg of the platesetter back center.  That might not seem like much but it will make a difference. 
Good luck with the cook and have a beverage( that helps me) and fun with it

grin_phi

MasterC said:

When setting my egg up for low temp indirect cook, I line up one leg of the platesetter back center.  That might not seem like much but it will make a difference. 
Good luck with the cook and have a beverage( that helps me) and fun with it

Back centre because? I put my as shown, with one leg at 2 oclock, out of habit as it provides a protected run for my thermometer, when I'm using one. 

And thanks for the luck!

grin_phi

Bend test after one hour, still showing 350 F dome.

GregW

Looking good, but still a long way to go.

Legume

Cook them until they’re done.  Leave them alone for a while if you can manage it.

Back center is a known hotspot, that’s why the platesetter alignment suggestion.

MasterC

grin_phi said:

Back centre because? 


I think it changes or blocks the draft.  It changes the draw eliminating the hot spot on my egg. It has helped me and the ribs are fine. But I could be crazy,again have fun

Foghorn

In addition to the bend test, do you have a meat thermometer?  I've had a couple of racks that probed like "buttah" at about 190 degrees but didn't bend much.  They were done and were excellent.

grin_phi

Last update on this rack. I pulled after ~90 mins despite not quite bending to 90 degrees as a toothpick went in very easily and in prior cooks leaving longer dried the ribs out, and I didn't want to ruin another family dinner. 

I'm pleased to report that this was the best rack I ever cooked, by some margin. Still had a pretty firm bite but at least tasted so good that you wanted to finish them. A success compared to my other attempts. 

I'll probably try to recreate this process next weekend but perhaps leave longer as suggested by several of you. 

Thanks again all - this community is something else!

Foghorn

Excellent.  Keep enjoying the journey.