First Smoke MES30 Spare Ribs

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smokeman561

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Dec 12, 2012
17
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Palm Beach County, FL
First smoke on my new MES30 that I got early for christmans. Spare Ribs from Sams Clubs trimmed and prepped by me. Coated in mustard. Basic brown sugar based rub. Apple wood. Wrapped in foil with apple juice, clover honey, and brown sugar. Not a sliver of meat or flake of bark left. Fam loved it. Fantastic taste and well accepted at the dinner table. Not competition worthy..... would have liked to have seen a pronounced smoke ring and little more meat stick to the bone but I couldnt ask for any better for my first time. I used the 3-2-1 method to cook these spare ribs. Thanks SMF for being a great resource to turn to and learn from. Open to comments, questions, and criticism. Enjoy.





 
Nice looking spares!  Looks like you did your research. Keep that Q-view coming!!!!  
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By the way, you will not see a smoke ring with an electric smoker. 

The smoke ring is the result of the following:
  1. Low & Slow cooking
  2. The burning of wood causing nitrogen dioxide
  3. The nitrogen dioxide
  4. And finally, the meat's surface moisture (which can be enhanced by mopping)
With the electric smokers we miss out on the wood combustion piece (which happens at high temperatures) that causes the formation of nitrogen dioxide.  We only heat the wood chips enough to make them smolder.

Hope this helps.

Good luck and good smoking,

Bill
 
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