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  1. damon555

    Orange, apple, lemon and lime juice brined spare ribs

    My brother told me that they would be fine without the brine......But I liked the flavor it gave to the bark.....that's where the citrus came through.
  2. damon555

    Orange, apple, lemon and lime juice brined spare ribs

    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...
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  5. damon555

    Orange, apple, lemon and lime juice brined spare ribs

    I'm using the best combo I've found so far....Oak and Pecan.....those 2 seem to work perfectly with spare ribs
  6. damon555

    Orange, apple, lemon and lime juice brined spare ribs

    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.
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  8. damon555

    Orange, apple, lemon and lime juice brined spare ribs

    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. ...
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  10. damon555

    BBQ Guru DigiQ worth it on a WSM?

    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...
  11. damon555

    Pulled Pork in a Roaster?

    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.
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    BBQ Guru DigiQ worth it on a WSM?

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  14. damon555

    BBQ Guru DigiQ worth it on a WSM?

    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. Be...
  15. damon555

    Just tossed on some spares.

    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...
  16. damon555

    First time not wrapping a brisket

    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...
  17. damon555

    Need some advice on how my First St. Louis Ribs turned out

    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...
  18. damon555

    How long to I smoke a 16 lbs whole pork shoulder

    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.
  19. damon555

    No foil ribs on the Rec Tec mini...never going back!

    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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