3-1-1 ribs the great and the ugly

JM3

Well, I broke down this weekend and said let me find out about this 3-1-1 method for ribs. I had three racks on indirect at 250 for three hours. I wrapped them in foil and let them cook indirect, in foil, at 250 for another hour, then I pulled out the warm platesetter and drip pan and set up for direct. When I unwrapped the foil two of the racks of ribs two of them were difficult to even pick up because the bones kept coming out. The third was as close to perfect as I've ever come. The ribs were a hit. I will have to play around with this method some more but I will be using this for ribs again.[p]
All three on the egg[p]
The two that I had lifting problems[p]
The best rack of the night[p]See you Friday night or Saturday!!!!![p]John

YB

JM3,
Those look good John.I need to cook some ribs soon.
Larry

Unknown

JM3,
During the first phase you are going to judge when they go into the foil based on color of the ribs, from the pictures I would say some more time unwrapped would have been good.
The second phase if they came out of the foil with the bones falling out then the ribs didn't need an hour 30 to 45 min would have been plenty.
Jim

Love Handles

JM3,
I did the same exact thing yesterday, but with 2 racks cut in 1/2 and done on a rib rack. Mine were on more like 5 1/2 hrs but they came out just a little tough. When I took them out of the foil, I left the plate setter in and cooked them the last 1hr indirect. I thought maybe I just got some ribs that were tough. They weren't bad, just not as tender as some I've made. See-Yaa

tmEGGer

JM3,[p]Did you leave the temp at 250 for the direct cook or did you change it?[p]Thanks,
NutmEGGer

JM3

NutmEGGer,[p] I left the temp at 250 for the entire cook both direct and indirect.[p]John

Mark Backer

JM3,[p]I modified this slightly, and have been using the 2.5-2.5-1 at 250 method (1.25 per side indirect, 2.5 indirect wrapped in foil, and 15 minutes per side, direct slopping with sauce every 15 minutes.[p]my problem is that they get too tender and I can't flip them, as they just fall apart on the egg. (Some problem) I am switching to a 2-2-1 method next time, and it should be home run city. [p]

Unknown

JM3,[p]Are you guys using Spares or Baby Backs?