Can't believe it.

[rickw]

As I mentioned in the pork section I had made some spare ribs for me and the wife plus I put some on for the neighbor. I did the usual 3-2-1 method on the offset which gives me great results. Everyone was quite pleased with the end results, well most everyone.

We went out for a while after dinner and when we came back we went over to talk to the neighbors, ya the ones we cooked the ribs for. So i asked; how was the ribs? The ol boys wife says they were ok. I must say I was a bit taken back and said, what was wrong with them? She then said they were tough, man I about fell over. I mean her husband told me that he didn't even like ribs until he tried mine. He said they were the very best he had ever had, his boy liked them too. Man I couldn't believe she said they were tough.

I went to ask what type of rib was she used to and liked. Well she went on to say her grandma made the best ribs she had ever had. Here was the way she cooked them

First she said ol gram boiled them first (I was like oh crap) then she (grandma) would stew them in some kinda sauce in a cast iron pot till they fell apart. Oh man I didn't know what to say at that point so I just let it go. Come on now that sure as hell ain't no kinda ribs I ever had or seen for that matter.

The wife does do a nice spaghetti sauce with some baby backs but that's a whole different deal.

She did say the chops I cooked for them was good so at least I didn't disappoint her with the chops.

I don't know if I'll ever recover from this, man oh man.

Anyone else with this kinda story?

 

[jaxgatorz]

To each his own man............ No worries.........Im sure they rawked !!!

 

[the dude abides]

Yeah I've got a friend who doesn't like 'em smoked either. He oven bakes his. And they are fall of the bone tender. Just a different flavor. Oh well, guess that one less person who'll want to steal some of your vittles.

 

[stickyfingers]

Can't please everyone. How did you think they were? I know I am my own worse critic. With said, with spares I would think you would need a long cooking time. Like 4 or 5,-2-1. Same thing happened once to me and I increased the cooking time and they have been perfect ever since. Oh and I bump up my temp to about 250 when they're in foil also.

 

[benjaminr]

Sorry to hear that. That is kind of a low blow, what ever happened to if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all?

Never the less, different strokes for different folks.

My dad always did our ribs the way your said neighbors grand ma ma did, and while they are fall off the bone I think I have had just as good of luck with the smoker as far as tenderness. But taste.... GTFO there is no comparison.

Now in my own personal opinion anytime you have to cook something submerged in a sauce, thats just cheating. Plus smoke tastes SOOO good.

End of the day I would not sweat it. Some people just lack the classy fine refined taste palate and I say screw them I wouldnt offer to smoke for him unless he requests it.