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Week 3 Smokers


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Smoked 2 racks of ribs for 6 hours yesterday with plans of grilling them today to finish them off with a nice crust.

 

Today it's raining. Hello broiler. . .. :D

 

Interesting. I'd be curious to know your method.

 

I did 2 slabs today with my normal 5 hour timeframe and they came out great. Not sure what kind of crust you want to add?

 

And Sally, you CAN grill in the rain. :wacko::D

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Interesting. I'd be curious to know your method.

 

I did 2 slabs today with my normal 5 hour timeframe and they came out great. Not sure what kind of crust you want to add?

 

And Sally, you CAN grill in the rain. :wacko::D

 

My method:

Hit the ribs with rub.

6 hours in the smoker (around 200-225 degrees, 3 doses of charcoal and hickory usually does the trick).

Wrap the ribs in foil tight.

1 hour at 300 degrees to get the meat to fall off the bone.

Then mop them with sauce and apply high heat for 3 minutes, more sauce, more heat, more sauce, more heat. This makes a nice rich outer crust.

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My method:

Hit the ribs with rub.

6 hours in the smoker (around 200-225 degrees, 3 doses of charcoal and hickory usually does the trick).

Wrap the ribs in foil tight.

1 hour at 300 degrees to get the meat to fall off the bone.

Then mop them with sauce and apply high heat for 3 minutes, more sauce, more heat, more sauce, more heat. This makes a nice rich outer crust.

if I smoke around 225 for 6 hours you can literally pull the bones out of them. Overdone IMO.

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if I smoke around 225 for 6 hours you can literally pull the bones out of them. Overdone IMO.

I was about to say the same thing. We as a culture have been conditioned to think that meat falling off the bones is cooked correctly but in fact, it is way overdone.

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if I smoke around 225 for 6 hours you can literally pull the bones out of them. Overdone IMO.

 

 

I was about to say the same thing. We as a culture have been conditioned to think that meat falling off the bones is cooked correctly but in fact, it is way overdone.

 

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ATBs on the pit this weekend - maybe some ribs too...

I've been wanting to do some ABTs but haven't brought myself to the point of actually trying them. It seems like a bunch of work for not a lot of payoff. :wacko:

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if I smoke around 225 for 6 hours you can literally pull the bones out of them. Overdone IMO.

 

 

I was about to say the same thing. We as a culture have been conditioned to think that meat falling off the bones is cooked correctly but in fact, it is way overdone.

 

I can respectfully disagree here. I've done plenty of ribs that fall off the bone that will literally melt in your mouth.

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I've been wanting to do some ABTs but haven't brought myself to the point of actually trying them. It seems like a bunch of work for not a lot of payoff. :wacko:

 

I try to do a variety - and it's only once in a while because it is a lot of work. Those little buggars are too tasty to never do - bacon wrapped goodness.

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Me too. But I like to be able to handle the ribs when I'm eating them, not just have a pile of boneless pork on my plate. :wacko:

Yeah, it really is more about appearance/presentation than it is about taste/texture. While the meat will still be very tasty and tender if it is falling off the bone, it is really akin to pulled pork. If that's the goal, just smoke a butt. A hell of a lot cheaper too.

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