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5 1/2 hours in and they are looking perfect........
I had to remove the 2 middle ones first.....at about 6 1/2 hours.....they were thinner than the 2 outside racks......
The thicker racks took 8 hours......@ 250.....I was getting worried that they were going to be over done....pulled them...
Brined for 14 hours all rubbed down and ready to go on the smoker........
I'm going to try smoking them @ 250.....put them on the smoker at 0730 CST....Not even going to peek until they've been on for 5 hours......hopefully they are done by 1300.
Here we go......got 4 racks soaking to fire up tomorrow morning. The brine looks gross but the magic happening within will be realized in the end. There's also 1 cup of salt mixed in there.....for 2 gallons of liquid. I've found 1/2 cup per gallon is the perfect ratio for my families tastes. ...
The first time I used my Guru it was during the day....I hooked everything up as required along with a grate temp probe and let her rip. This was a trial run to see if it worked as advertised.....The answer was YES! Every long smoke since then has been done over night and I haven't missed a wink...
It's not hard to do.....I've cooked pulled pork like that with great success. It's not BBQ but roasted pulled pork tastes great. We slow cooked ours in chicken broth......that's what I'd recommend for your liquid. Put some carrots, onions and celery in there and you've got some sides too.
I have one and absolutely love the darn thing. Get it.......you will not regret your decision. I hemmed and hawed about it for a few months a couple years back and finally pulled the trigger. Haven't missed a wink of sleep since.
There are a lot of threads on this very subject.
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Enjoy! They will be delicious. Spareribs are my go-to rib now......the last few batches of spares that have gone through the smoker have been much better than any of the BB's that I've smoked (and I've done a lot of them).....not sure why. Maybe it's easier to smoke the spareribs evenly...
Your brisket looks fantastic! It looks as juicy as I've ever seen one. I would not worry about the smoke ring one bit. There's really no merit to having one other than appearance.
.....and don't worry about not getting a bunch of replies. This site is great for information and many folks won't...
It's fairly easy to get fall off the bone tender ribs without wrapping them in foil.....try that next time. 7-8 hours @ 225-240 will get it done. The hard part is judging when they are done......but there are hundreds of threads on here about that so I won't go into it......How do I...
Smoke it for as long as it takes to get the internal temperature up to 190 or so for slicing or 200 or so for pulling......Times vary so much that going by internal temp is really the only way to go.
Don't beat yourself up over not-so-tender ribs......some racks are just more tender than others.....One thing I like to do when I purchase ribs if they aren't frozen is to check to see how "floppy" they are. I buy the floppiest racks they have.
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