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Help!! My baby backs are ready 2 hours before dinner!! How do I keep them from drying out?

winojeff
winojeff Posts: 67
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My egg temp stayed too high so the baby backs are done 2 hours before the crowd comes for dinner.
How do I keep them from over cooking or drying out?
They're still in foil, but I don't want to remove them yet.
I think I should do the following, but I'd like some advice:

Take them off the BGE, remove from foil, put on a platter in a cold oven, then half an hour before dinner, put them on the BGE, slather with sauce, etc?
Or, what??

HELP!!

Thanks.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 37,785
    I would keep them wrapped in the foil and put them in a cooler with lots of towels (fill the void space) and then serve when ready-I have used this method for football tailgates many times-always works!  YMMV-
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
    +1 for the cooler with towels
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  • winojeff
    winojeff Posts: 67
    Thanks.
    They're headed to the cooler with towels. Like brisket.

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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
    Warm oven (just under 200 tightly wrapped in plastic wrapped then foil. 
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    lousubcap said:

    I would keep them wrapped in the foil and put them in a cooler with lots of towels (fill the void space) and then serve when ready-I have used this method for football tailgates many times-always works!  YMMV-

    +1. No worries, they will be fine.

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  • sporktaor
    sporktaor Posts: 16
    FTC for the win. Make sure meatside up.
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  • Gamecockeggman
    Gamecockeggman Posts: 1,340
    ftc...always make you look like a hero
    Go Gamecocks!!!
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  • winojeff
    winojeff Posts: 67
    Thanks for the advice, everyone. The ribs were a huge hit.
    I did put them back on the BGE for half an hour when everyone came, sauced them, meat side up, and they were amazing.
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