last night\'s ribs- best yet

Jazzman

Did baby backs last night. I used some cherry wood for smoke. Dome temp was rock solid at 250 the entire time:


Put the ribs on the rib rack - a little mustard and some dizzy dust:


Cooked for 3 hours. Basted with a little honey, added some apple juice, and foiled for one hour. Here they are after foiling:


Finishing up with a coating of Sweet Baby Ray's:


These were the best ribs yet (3rd try). The difference was that I wrapped the ribs in two layers of heavy-duty foil, sealed really well. I think my foiling was too loose on my other tries. I like the Sweet Baby Ray's a bit better than the other sauces I've tried. I think it's because it's a good sauce, but rather "plain", so that the smoke flavor comes through, with just a touch of the BBQ sauce. Some of the other sauces I've tried are so distinct, they cover up the rub and smoke flavors - JMO. These were tender, almost fall-off-the-bone, but with just a bit of bite (perfect for me). Super smokey - everyone raved about them. Served with baby red potatoes in a garlic/butter/onion/dill sauce, and some green beans with pancetta, tomatoes, and onions. Sorry there are no plate pictures - I intended on taking some, but got distracted by the great looking ribs!

Big'un

They look great! Each try will get better and better, mostly.Haha. When you post them the "day after", we have no way of getting to them in time! :blink:

TomM24

Very Nice! I got a rack waiting to be egged tomorrow.

egginator

Nice looking ribs. I have 2 butts on now, hope they come out as nice.

A tip I learned on this forum a couple of years ago was to rotate the thermometer so my target temp is strait up. That way, you can tell if the egg is at the right temp from 20 feet away because the needle is strait up.

Ed

Egglicious

The ribs look great. I have four slabs cooking right now, they have been on for about two hours. Cant wait until they are done!!


js

Jazzman

Great tip about rotating the thermometer - I would never have thought of it!

Unknown

A great tip I learned from WesB is to make sure that you pull the stem straight out of the hole in the egg without rotating it. If you turn it side to side while pulling it out, it can change the calibration.

Jeffersonian

Other than the Dizzy Dust (I use JH Pecan on my ribs), this is what I do with spares. Nice effort, Jazzman, they look great.

Grumps

Great looking ribs, Jazzman! What type of rib rack is that? I like the looks of it. Mine is too hard to clean.