Help an MES rib smoking newbie please. Much love.

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Been a member a couple years and have grown to love my MES for pork butts and fish. (I am a salmon fisherman here in Washington)  Regretfully I have never done ribs on mine.

I have read lots of post but none specific to the MES for St. Louis Ribs ?

I always use Jeffs rub and plan to do so tonight and wrap over night (2 slabs)

So I am guessing 225 temp for about 6 hours?  I do not think I will foil as I like em crunchy and I had some at my work that were foiled and they were way too loose for my taste. Maybe just too long in foil.

So any help would be more then great!

Have a great holiday weekend.
 
Been a member a couple years and have grown to love my MES for pork butts and fish. (I am a salmon fisherman here in Washington)  Regretfully I have never done ribs on mine.

I have read lots of post but none specific to the MES for St. Louis Ribs ?

I always use Jeffs rub and plan to do so tonight and wrap over night (2 slabs)

So I am guessing 225 temp for about 6 hours?  I do not think I will foil as I like em crunchy and I had some at my work that were foiled and they were way too loose for my taste. Maybe just too long in foil.

So any help would be more then great!

Have a great holiday weekend.
I always foiled mine so I'm not sure how much difference it would make time wise, if you do not foil. But yes, 225°F for about 6hrs. Maybe you could try the 3-2-1 method but don't add any kind of liquid when you foil?
 
Use the 3-2-1 method. When you foil them don't pour the juice in the foil. Just spritz the ribs real good with a sprayer. When I put a lot of juice in when foiling my ribs turn out mushy. I spray them with a 75/25 mix of apple juice and bourbon whiskey.
 
 
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