Just some baby backs!

tarheelmatt · February 2016

Thankful the company I work for observes Presidents Day. Enjoyed the day off just piddling around. Saw some BB in the garage freezer that needed to be used yesterday, so I thought it would make a nice meal!

Rubbed with dijon mustard (w/honey), then applied Oakridge Comp. pork rub (thanks @cazzy ).

Went 250° the entire time (roughly 4.5hrs) with Rockwood fuel, hickory, and apple for smoke. Brushing with apple juice and brown sugar. Near the end I added butter and more brown sugar. No sauce. Sauce was served on table if need be.

Wasn't going to post, but figured someone could benefit from it.

1 - Ribs on.

2 - Little smoke

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3 - They're done

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Thanks for looking!

northGAcock · February 2016

No such thing as just Baby Back's......they derserve a mo better adjective. Let'ts go with fantastic.......looks awsom my friend. Hope you staying warm up there in NC.

JohnnyTarheel · February 2016

They look great brother Matt... Did meat have easy bite off the been?

tarheelmatt · February 2016

northGAcock said:

No such thing as just Baby Back's......they derserve a mo better adjective. Let'ts go with fantastic.......looks awsom my friend. Hope you staying warm up there in NC.

Thanks Robin! We're keeping the gas logs rolling for sure. Not a lot of bad weather though. Just north of us it's a different story. Literally the northern end of the county was a mess. Thankfully it stayed up there!

pgprescott · February 2016

Three bones please! I'm jealous. Nice day for you sir. I schlepped to work.

tarheelmatt · February 2016

JohnnyTarheel said:

They look great brother Matt... Did meat have easy bite off the been?

Thanks buddy!

If I had to interpret that last part, the meat wasn't fall off the bone, but you could bite and leave meat behind. The shorter part was a little over done for my liking, still good.

tarheelmatt · February 2016

pgprescott said:

Three bones please! I'm jealous. Nice day for you sir. I schlepped to work.

Thanks brother! It was much needed. Love having Pres. Day off. It starts the year off great. It's like New Years is over, then Martin Luther King day, and then Pres. Day. Gives a holiday almost every month for a while.

bgebrent · February 2016

Please quit posting your lame ass cooks. More worthy folks deserve the airwaves over your mediocre posts. Not bad though little buddy.

johnnyp · February 2016

Looking good

Thatgrimguy · February 2016

Man, those look amazing!!! I have only done Spares or St. Louis cuts since I got heavy into bbq. My wife has been asking for baby backs. These are pretty enough to make sure I get out and find some baby backs this week!

johnmitchell · February 2016

Nice way to spend your day.. Great looking ribs.. Looking forward to the 60's this weekend..

tarheelmatt · February 2016

bgebrent said:

Please quit posting your lame ass cooks. More worthy folks deserve the airwaves over your mediocre posts. Not bad though little buddy.

I'll do better next time little buddy.

johnnyp said:

Looking good

Thank you!

Thatgrimguy said:

Man, those look amazing!!! I have only done Spares or St. Louis cuts since I got heavy into bbq. My wife has been asking for baby backs. These are pretty enough to make sure I get out and find some baby backs this week!

My favorite is probably BBs and St. Louis. Would be a toss up between those two for my favorite. Can get BBs fairly cheaper than St. Louis around here.

johnmitchell said:

Nice way to spend your day.. Great looking ribs.. Looking forward to the 60's this weekend..

Yes sir! Did a few odds and ends, took a nap, and ate. If only I could get paid to do that everyday.

Looking forward to the weekend for sure! Looks nice both Sat. and Sun.!

GregW · February 2016

Nice!

saluki2007 · February 2016

Looks great as usual Matt. Love the bark. I never really messed with mopping or adding butter and sugar but this cook as convinced me to at least try it. How often were you mopping? Did you wrap when you added the butter and sugar?

Brisket_Fanatic · February 2016

Those look amazing, nice job!

tarheelmatt · February 2016

saluki2007 said:

Looks great as usual Matt. Love the bark. I never really messed with mopping or adding butter and sugar but this cook as convinced me to at least try it. How often were you mopping? Did you wrap when you added the butter and sugar?

I wasn't on a schedule really. Just when I thought about it. I probably moped 4-5 times.

For the butter and brown sugar, I only placed a piece of foil underneath the ribs to hold the moisture in. I didn't add another piece to the top, but folded over slightly (if this makes sense).

tarheelmatt · February 2016

Brisket_Fanatic said:

Those look amazing, nice job!

Thanks man!

saluki2007 · February 2016

tarheelmatt said:

saluki2007 said:

Looks great as usual Matt. Love the bark. I never really messed with mopping or adding butter and sugar but this cook as convinced me to at least try it. How often were you mopping? Did you wrap when you added the butter and sugar?

I wasn't on a schedule really. Just when I thought about it. I probably moped 4-5 times.

For the butter and brown sugar, I only placed a piece of foil underneath the ribs to hold the moisture in. I didn't add another piece to the top, but folded over slightly (if this makes sense).

Makes since. Basically made a boat...

tarheelmatt · February 2016

saluki2007 said:

tarheelmatt said:

saluki2007 said:

Looks great as usual Matt. Love the bark. I never really messed with mopping or adding butter and sugar but this cook as convinced me to at least try it. How often were you mopping? Did you wrap when you added the butter and sugar?

I wasn't on a schedule really. Just when I thought about it. I probably moped 4-5 times.

For the butter and brown sugar, I only placed a piece of foil underneath the ribs to hold the moisture in. I didn't add another piece to the top, but folded over slightly (if this makes sense).

Makes since. Basically made a boat...

Yes sir! I really liked the bark that formed on this from this method.

JohnInCarolina · February 2016

I saw you post these on FB yesterday and was like... damn I want some!

tarheelmatt · February 2016

JohnInCarolina said:

I saw you post these on FB yesterday and was like... damn I want some!

They were good. Brought a sample to a buddy at work, he was pissed because I didn't bring more and he had to go out to get something for lunch.

I told him to see if the McRib is back while I was licking my fingers.

jad · February 2016

great looking ribs.... one question matt. on your origional post you said you found the ribs in the freezer on you day off that needed to be cooked.... did you put them on the egg before they were thawed out. I always put them in the refrig and wait for them to get thawed, which always takes over night.Can they be put on the egg sooner or did I mis-read you post....
again great looking ribs

johnkitchens · February 2016

Great spur of the moment cook Matt!

tarheelmatt · February 2016

jad said:

great looking ribs.... one question matt. on your origional post you said you found the ribs in the freezer on you day off that needed to be cooked.... did you put them on the egg before they were thawed out. I always put them in the refrig and wait for them to get thawed, which always takes over night.Can they be put on the egg sooner or did I mis-read you post....
again great looking ribs

Sorry buddy. I pulled them out the day before (Sunday) to cook for Monday. I wasn't very clear, I apologize.

tarheelmatt · February 2016

johnkitchens said:

Great spur of the moment cook Matt!

Thanks John!

jad · February 2016

thanks Matt.... thought maybe this egg did even more then what it does.

I am still learning this egg thing

tarheelmatt · February 2016

jad said:

thanks Matt.... thought maybe this egg did even more then what it does.
I am still learning this egg thing

There has been some talk and some guys have done this where they didn't un-thaw a butt. Just placed right on the Egg.

shtgunal3 · February 2016

I've got two racks of baby backs in the freezer that I bought on sale a few months back. I now know what I'm egging tomorrow. Yours looks great!

Just some baby backs!

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