Beef Back Ribs

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brucec

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Jul 6, 2012
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Hey guys:

After eating my Pork spare ribs in my new Masterbuilt 20050611 smoker, my mother-in-law bought some ribs for me to smoke, and tomorrow is the day.  Pulled them out of the freezer to thaw this weekend, and saw that they're "Beef Back Ribs".  My initial panic subsided when I realized that all of my questions could be answered right here at this wonderful smoker's haven.

There seems to be many different opinions on methods and length of time these suckers should take.  I've seen recommendations for 2-2-1, and 3-2-1, and even modifications of that.  I've seen 8 hour times, and 4-5 hour times. 

Could someone please shed some light on this?  I've got two slabs at about 3.5 lbs each.  If I smoke them in the 225 range, do I want to obtain an internal ribs temp close to 190?  I just need some guidance, so I know roughly how long to plan to smoke them.

Thanks. 
 
Thanks guys.  These are pretty big boned, doesn't look like a whole lot of meat.

I think I'll try 2-2-1.  If they get done early, I'll just foil them and shove them in a cooler.  That should be okay shouldn't it?  What's the temp I should be shooting for?
 
The cooler will be fine. The temp is up to you. If you want something to Knaw on, taking to Steak doneness is good 150-160*F. You want Fall off the bone, go to 160*F about 2-3 hours and Foil with some Broth, Wine, or liquid of choice and give it another 2 hours. By this point Temp won't matter it will be about desired Tenderness. Then finish as needed 1 hour with some sauce...JJ 
 
Thanks for the comments.  I used 2-2-1, and put a little applejuice in when they were foiled.  There really wasn't a lot of meat on these ribs, so I should have shortened the smoking time.  They came out more blackened than I would have liked, and were a little dry.  I probably should have gone with 1/2 hour unwrapped instead of an hour at the end.  They were still tasty (Jeff's Rib Rub - my family loves it!), just not as good as I think they could have been.  Luckily, I had also smoked a boston butt, so there was additional meat on the table (this turned out very well). 

Oh well, live and learn...
 
Thanks for the comments.  I used 2-2-1, and put a little applejuice in when they were foiled.  There really wasn't a lot of meat on these ribs, so I should have shortened the smoking time.  They came out more blackened than I would have liked, and were a little dry.  I probably should have gone with 1/2 hour unwrapped instead of an hour at the end.  They were still tasty (Jeff's Rib Rub - my family loves it!), just not as good as I think they could have been.  Luckily, I had also smoked a boston butt, so there was additional meat on the table (this turned out very well). 

Oh well, live and learn...
Pics Bruce?

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Sorry, no pics.  I was so concerned about documenting the smoke (I'm sure my documentation was overkill, but I wanted to be able to look back to see what I did, and when) that I completely forgot.  Next time (hopefully soon)!
 
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