hey, all -
at the suggestion of a couple of members here, i am trying the 3-2-1 on my ecb for the first time with some very nice spare ribs.
the spare ribs were cut by the store into 8 serving-sized portions about the size of the rectangle on your keyboard from the esc key down to the ctrl key and the f12 key to the opposite ctrl key. they are also of varying thicknesses. anyway, i've got the 4 thicker ones on top counting on the fact that the top rack will be hotter. the 4 thinner ones are on a 6-rack rib rack on the bottom. i've been mopping once an hour with my aforementioned dr. pepper/low-sodium soy sauce/olive oil mop at a ratio of about 2/2/1 respectively. i am smoking with apple for the first time after using hickory only for ribs and i must say it is turning out very, very well.
i'm three hours in, but the temp has been a bit low and they are not quite ready to wrap. i will check again in about half an hour and look for a very slight pullback of the meat from the ends of the rib, at which time i will wrap them. this means that instead of 3/2/1, it's going to be about 3.5 or 4/2/1, but i figure that's ok.
here's my question:
when i do wrap them, should i wrap each portion individually, or wrap them all together, or wrap half and half together? or does it matter? also, should i spray in a little mop when i wrap them, or simply leave them be and wrap them as they are?
quick responses needed and very much appreciated.
take care -
ron
at the suggestion of a couple of members here, i am trying the 3-2-1 on my ecb for the first time with some very nice spare ribs.
the spare ribs were cut by the store into 8 serving-sized portions about the size of the rectangle on your keyboard from the esc key down to the ctrl key and the f12 key to the opposite ctrl key. they are also of varying thicknesses. anyway, i've got the 4 thicker ones on top counting on the fact that the top rack will be hotter. the 4 thinner ones are on a 6-rack rib rack on the bottom. i've been mopping once an hour with my aforementioned dr. pepper/low-sodium soy sauce/olive oil mop at a ratio of about 2/2/1 respectively. i am smoking with apple for the first time after using hickory only for ribs and i must say it is turning out very, very well.
i'm three hours in, but the temp has been a bit low and they are not quite ready to wrap. i will check again in about half an hour and look for a very slight pullback of the meat from the ends of the rib, at which time i will wrap them. this means that instead of 3/2/1, it's going to be about 3.5 or 4/2/1, but i figure that's ok.
here's my question:
when i do wrap them, should i wrap each portion individually, or wrap them all together, or wrap half and half together? or does it matter? also, should i spray in a little mop when i wrap them, or simply leave them be and wrap them as they are?
quick responses needed and very much appreciated.
take care -
ron