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So I used the 2-2-1 method on baby backs recently and they came out well. I only wished they had been a little more fall-off-the-bone tender. Should they have gone longer during one of the phases?
What I do with my Baby Back Ribs, is marinade them in cider vinegar, honey and veg oil and whatever spices I have or feel like putting in it. then into the fridge, overhauled every 12 hours, for about 36 to 48 hours. Then a day before the smoke,I take them out of the Marinade, wash them and dry them, apply Honey (glue) for the rub. Then I wrap them in Plastic wrap, put them back into the fridge. The next morning, I get the ribs out of the fridge and set them on the counter. I go get my smoker ready, heated up and all that. I store my smoker in my shed, so this might take 3/4 hour, the whole time my ribs are coming up to ambient temperature. (225) I then put them in the smoker and do a 2 - 2 - 1 smoke. They can hardly be lifted off the grates at the end, without falling apart. Very tender and fall off the bone ribs.
So I used the 2-2-1 method on baby backs recently and they came out well. I only wished they had been a little more fall-off-the-bone tender. Should they have gone longer during one of the phases?