- Nov 22, 2016
- 17
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Hi guys,
Two questions I'm hoping I can get some help with. I've been smoking butts for a couple years and primarily that is all I've smoked. Now I'm working into ribs.
My first rack last weekend were spare ribs. While the meaty parts were fantastic, there was more "tough" fat that I expected. It wasn't exactly "fall off the bone".
I pulled them at 168 and wrapped them, adding a bit of water to the bones side. Pulled at 190.
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Cut to today - I'm smoking spare ribs and baby backs (trying to get a measure on the differences).
I've heard some say they wrap the ribs, as I did the first time, and some say they spray them with apple juice. I'm considering spraying with apple juice every half hour after they get up to maybe 150. Anyone have any insight on this? I'd prefer to spray as opposed to pulling and wrapping if possible.
Also - can anyone give me some tips on what to do to melt that fat in the spares like I had last time? Also - do babybacks have that same fat? They seemed much thicker when raw than the spares. Any tips you guys could give would be great.
Thanks again!
Two questions I'm hoping I can get some help with. I've been smoking butts for a couple years and primarily that is all I've smoked. Now I'm working into ribs.
My first rack last weekend were spare ribs. While the meaty parts were fantastic, there was more "tough" fat that I expected. It wasn't exactly "fall off the bone".
I pulled them at 168 and wrapped them, adding a bit of water to the bones side. Pulled at 190.
------------------------------------------------------------
Cut to today - I'm smoking spare ribs and baby backs (trying to get a measure on the differences).
I've heard some say they wrap the ribs, as I did the first time, and some say they spray them with apple juice. I'm considering spraying with apple juice every half hour after they get up to maybe 150. Anyone have any insight on this? I'd prefer to spray as opposed to pulling and wrapping if possible.
Also - can anyone give me some tips on what to do to melt that fat in the spares like I had last time? Also - do babybacks have that same fat? They seemed much thicker when raw than the spares. Any tips you guys could give would be great.
Thanks again!