biig cookout tomorrow need advice

[grindstaff3]

alright this is probably the 1 billionth time this same scenario has been posted, but it's the first from me :) so tomorrow i have 2 racks of spare ribs with jeff's rub on them. now doing the 3-2-1 method when do i put anything like sauce or spritz on them. also i was going to do some ABT's for the very first time. could anyone give me some advice on a filling. i have no clue what to use and the ratio and how much. also i was going to smoke some mac n cheese. do i cook the mac before i mix it in with everything else to put on the smoker? one last one here guys. i am just trying to learn about fatties. do i just get jimmy dean sausage and flatten it out then put something inside and roll it back up? what is a good filling for that also and how much? what is the temp that it needs to finish at to know it's done? just 1 lbs rolls probably.

 

[richtee]

PHEW... OK
1> mop after rub has set on meat... perhaps an hour in. Or "spritz". Geez that's a girly-word... LOL SPRAY!

2> Standard is cheese..I use cheddar/cream mix, but any cheese is good. Fill 'em up!

3> Can't help ya with the mac and cheese. I like mine in the oven..if I want smoke, I add pulled pork or ham.

4> Yep. That's a fatty allright! Fill it with what ya like! I was rather intrigued with Texas-Hunter's tortillini stuffed fatty... I gotta try that! I take mine to 170°

 

[diesel]

I have just started to get familer with this forum and found the Mac and cheese recipe not to long ago. It appears that you cook the noodles first then smoke them for a while... maybe a half to an hour. Then just make mac and cheese witht smoked noodles. I have not tried this yet but will very very soon. Richtee is correct about #1... Just let the rub set before spritzing, and don't say that with a lisp. haha. The ABT's can be done as creative as you would like. If you look on the section of the forum about fruits, nuts, and veggies... you will find all kinds of good stuff for the peppers. The fatty is something esle that you could get really creative w/. I saw where one guy put 3 cheese ravioli and mushrooms in it. Ummmm... I think the best thing is just to dive in.. I have yet to pull anything off of my cooker that was bad. Even when I first started. Good Luck! And be sure to take some picts...

 

[gooose53]

I like those cheese sticks and just slide them in. Jalapenos (sp) is good too, slice and take out the seeds and put them in with the cheese....those are good!! Basicly, if you like it stuff it.

 

[grindstaff3]

wow thanks alot guys. sorry for all the questions at once. just tryin to get as much info as i can. ya i think we should take "spritz" out of the smf vocab. you can dock points from me for using that word haha. but alright so i'll just basically go through my kitchen and grab what i like.

 

[shellbellc]

We like to mix salsa with cream cheese for in the japs. It's really good. We've also done salmon mixed w/cream cheese.

For the fatty, flatten it, cheddar gr pep or jalapeno's, onion, what ever you would like to try. This would just be a basic start!

I think the thing with stuffed fattie is to take the gloves off and let anything go!!!

I've never done the mac & cheese so I can't offer any info there. I would think that if you made it all up before and put it in the smoker you'd have to keep stirring it. I would think the cheese would hold more of the smoke flavor than just the noodles. I'd watch that it might get too smoky!