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Baby Back Ribs; my best effort

Posts: 3,181
edited February 2018 in EggHead Forum
I understand Spares are moister, but BBs are meatier and leaner, so that’s what we usually get when we do them. So this is the first time I’ve smoked ribs since before my surgery last Summer. First time doing them dry and sauce yourself at the table; now our preferred way. Cleaned out the Egg and loaded fresh lump with one chunk of hickory and two chunks apple. Pulled the membrane off the three Sam’s Club racks; rubbed with a blend of four rubs I had on hand. Settled the temp at 275* clean burn. Smoked indirect on a rib rack. No foil. Slowly raised the temp a little each hour. Toothpick test. Bend test. First rack was done around 4 hours. Second around 4 1/2. Third around 5. FTC as they came off. Broccoli Salad, Baked Beans, and a Whiskey Sour to accompany. Bottled, warmed Montgomery Inn sauce at the table. Great sauce if you can find it. I overshot one of the racks. It was kind of dry. Pic is two of the three racks cut for the table. Recommend this technique. Now have leftover rib meat to freeze for Nachos  
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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  • Posts: 2,654
    I always do spares (St. Louis cut is what my stores carry, these days), only did baby backs once, but I liked them a lot.  I think I just do spares because they're what I'm used to.  Your baby backs look great!

    And I don't know why, but I haven't had whiskey sours for YEARS, but for some reason I've been making some lately.  Very tasty.  Great job on the whole shebang -- looks wonderful!
  • Posts: 6,354
    Good looking ribs.  Just as a side note, FTC is not necessary for ribs.  I put mine on a cooling rack and once I can handle them I start eating them. Approx 20 min. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

  • Posts: 3,901
    Didn’t know you had surgery. Bet it feels damn good to be back at it! Ribs look great man :-) 
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
  • Posts: 17,125
    Congrats@500. I agree, babybacks are my favorites too. I smoke mine with peach, and, aside from the rub, let them cook 5 hours @225F until the the toothpick test is done, with zero resistance.
    Serve them as soon as I get them off the egg, and add sauce, at the table if anyone wants some, most of the time they do not.
    Great cook, glad you are back, hope everything is great going forward.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • Posts: 121
    Nice looking BB’s! I’ve found the family loves them cooked with rub then sauced at the table, we call them naked ribs.
  • Posts: 3,181
    Thanks for the well wishes. I had a desmoid tumor attack me. Better now. The racks were
    done at different times so I had to FTC to serve all at the same time. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
  • Kindly define FTC
  • Posts: 2,654
    Kindly define FTC
    Foil, Towels, Cooler.

    I've never done it with ribs, not sure I've heard of it with ribs, but it's a very standard technique for brisket and pork butts.  You wrap the hot smoked meat in foil or paper, then towels, then pack them in a cooler, and the idea is that with all of that insulation it stays hot for several hours until you're ready to eat.  Many people think this isn't just to keep it hot for a while, but it actually helps the meat cook properly while it's still hot in the cooler.

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