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My first attempt at ribs (pics)

johnkitchens
johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
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I have had my eggs for over two years, and I have never cooked ribs! I don't know what I was waiting on. 

I purchased 3 racks of baby backs. I used 4 apple chunks and some cherry chips for smoke. I put my platesetter in legs up and used a drip pan filled with apple juice. 


I got my fire dialed in at around 230 dome. I spritzed them every hour after the first hour with a 50/50 mixture of apple juice and apple cider vinegar. 

This is when I first put them on the egg.


This was after I spritzed at the end of hour 1.


This was the end of hour 2.


This was at the end of hour 3


This was at the end of hour 5.






This is my egging setup.


Overall we enjoyed the ribs very much. I tried to get a plated pic, but it didn't turn out. Some of the ribs that were near of the edge of the cooking grid were a tad to dry, but the rest of them were very good. 

My kids loved them! I am ready to try them again. 

Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Very nice!  I knew you'd nail it!
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  • LKNEgg
    LKNEgg Posts: 339
    Great looking cook and setup! 
    Large BGE - 2014
    FB 200, KAB, AR - 2015
    Lake Norman area of NC
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    I still hate your back yard by the way. Way jelly. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Yesssss!

    Had to throw in a pic of your setup, didn't you.  Always makes me jealous.  Glad you got it done and they were good.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    edited May 2015
    Nicely Done! I figured you'd get good results even if it was your first time. Now top it on your next try!
    I raise my kids, cook and golf.  When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.
    Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. 
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,558
    Looks great, what did you use for seasoning.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    Nice! Did you save some for me? 
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Looks great! Next time, cut them in half (making six halves) and put them in a rib rack. Keeps them over the plate setter. 
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
    Great looking cook!
    As a suggestion, try some St Louis style spare ribs.
    They're great, too!
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    Thank you very much guys! 
    Legume said:
    Yesssss!

    Had to throw in a pic of your setup, didn't you.  Always makes me jealous.  Glad you got it done and they were good.
    This was the first pic with both of my new tables. I love the setup. The tv is stored in the table. It is so nice to hang out and stream. My wife was laying out in the sun, and my daughter was in the pool. My son was playing golf. Long story short we all had a good day. 

    ryantt said:
    Looks great, what did you use for seasoning.  
    I used salt, pepper, and seasoning salt. My wife doesn't like any of the commercial rubs I have tried on anything. The only thing she likes is a seasoning salt the we get from the grocery store. I used that on the last butt I cooked, and it turned out great. I think next time I am going use Bad Byrons Butt Rubb on the ribs. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Awesome looking ribs and a beautiful setup you have there. If you have never cooked ribs before, then the only conclusion that I come to is that you are a natural rib cooking machine. Awesome job :clap:  Enjoy.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    For hitting a home run the first time at bat, I proudly give this grub:

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    Great job. First ribs????  What the heck is wrong with you?

    Little Rock, AR

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    Thank you so much @SGH! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    johnkitchens said:
    Thank you so much @SGH! 
    Brother you more than earned it. There is nothing wrong with those ribs. You really should post more often. No question of it. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Great job. First ribs????  What the heck is wrong with you?
    I honestly don't know. I planned on cooking them two years ago. My wife and kids want steak, chicken, and hamburgers all the time it seems. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Don't sweat the seasoning too much.  The only two things that standout to me on ribs are sweet and heat.  Most rubs to me taste the same on ribs by the time they've been smoking for hours.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Agree with @Legume I totally made up on the spot the seasoning on the ones I cooked yesterday. Just dug into the spice cabinet. They were as good as the ones I cook with commercial rub. 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    johnkitchens said:
    My wife and kids want steak, chicken, and hamburgers all the time it seems. 
    Now you have showed them the light!!

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    johnkitchens said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Great job. First ribs????  What the heck is wrong with you?
    I honestly don't know. I planned on cooking them two years ago. My wife and kids want steak, chicken, and hamburgers all the time it seems. 
    Well, that seems that in that timeframe TWO fathers days would have passed, so you could have declared it " rib day" so blaming your family is really weak. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    John...place a little aluminum foil under the ends that hang over. Helluva setup. 
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    johnkitchens said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Great job. First ribs????  What the heck is wrong with you?
    I honestly don't know. I planned on cooking them two years ago. My wife and kids want steak, chicken, and hamburgers all the time it seems. 
    Well, that seems that in that timeframe TWO fathers days would have passed, so you could have declared it " rib day" so blaming your family is really weak. 
    I am weak and whipped. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234

    henapple said:
    John...place a little aluminum foil under the ends that hang over. Helluva setup. 
    Thanks for that tip. I didn't think of that. Thanks for the compliment as well! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,733
    Great looking cook and cook area!

    Glad you kept your promise to post a cook.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    edited May 2015
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Great looking cook and cook area!

    Glad you kept your promise to post a cook.
    I had two little helpers, @theyolksonyou and @Legume that made sure I was going to follow through! 

    Thanks Ozzie! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    John. Sweet set-up!  Ribs are one of our many favorites. In particular beef ribs but, I'm a sucker for baby backs or St Louis cut ribs.  I'm actually really truly surprised this is the first ribs you've done. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    johnkitchens said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    johnkitchens said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Great job. First ribs????  What the heck is wrong with you?
    I honestly don't know. I planned on cooking them two years ago. My wife and kids want steak, chicken, and hamburgers all the time it seems. 
    Well, that seems that in that timeframe TWO fathers days would have passed, so you could have declared it " rib day" so blaming your family is really weak. 
    I am weak and whipped. 
    Okay. First step is complete:  Identify the problem. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    Thanks Blake!

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Looks awesome. I knew you'd knock it out of the park. 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Great looking cook and cook area!

    Glad you kept your promise to post a cook.
    Agree with all of the above ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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