First No Wrap Ribs (baby backs) going on in a couple hours...nervous

[sandyut]

After reading countless write ups on no wrap ribs, I going to try them today! Wife canceled us on a work gathering - thank god! which freed me up to cook - finally.

picked up three racks at Costco for $28. totally insane. thought there was two till i opened the pack.

Also leaving the membrane on - Al style. to be honest I was gonna pull it but it was so flimsy i couldn't get anything bigger than dime and fingered f-it.

Ill post up pick and more details shortly. A touch nervous about not wrapping - but read enough good things to give it a rip. Im thinking 225-250 till bend test pass and or 195 IT.

Wish me luck or last minute advice.

 

[chopsaw]

Wish me luck

You don't need any . Gonna be good .

 

[schlotz]

Been doin' it that way for years. Suggest you start checking for doneness after 5.5 hrs. I first start with a toothpick and when it goes in/out without resistance I'll pick up the first 3rd of the rack to test for the bend (approx 45º) while looking for a crack across the meat.

 

[sandyut]

great input! thanks for the support.

here is the pre pic. these racks were quite a bit bigger than one I bought at the butch previously. I cant justify paying $5 a pound at the butcher when they are $3 a pound at Costco.

 

[smokinbill1638]

I'm in

 

[b-one]

You’ll be fine! I prefer not to season mine the night before as they seem more hammy to me. I have never wrapped ribs I prefer bite off the bone to the pulled pork texture. A rotisserie rack of ribs are another great option if you have the setup and you can get great results under two hours that route.

 

[sandyut]

You’ll be fine! I prefer not to season mine the night before as they seem more hammy to me. I have never wrapped ribs I prefer bite off the bone to the pulled pork texture. A rotisserie rack of ribs are another great option if you have the setup and you can get great results under two hours that route.

Good to know - I have always rubbed within a hour or so of starting, as I did today. so far so good - 2 hours in the look good. had to move then around to make room for the baked beans!

 

[sandyut]

ok, these may be the best ribs I ever made - wife says they are - i am a harsher critic but they were seriously good! why in the hell did I ever wrap???

Thank you to Al, Chili, all those who helped me see the light! As I knew from other cooking - simpler = better.

 

[SmokinAl]

Now those are some good looking ribs!
Nicely done!!
Al

 

[smokinbill1638]

Wow! I haven't tried without wrapping but I'm sold. They look drool drool drool.

 

[tx smoker]

"Thank you to Al, Chili, all those who helped me see the light! As I knew from other cooking - simpler = better."

I'm with you on this one!! I'd always wrapped mine till really digging deep into some of what the aforementioned gurus had to say. About 6 months ago I tried my first run not wrapping and I'll never wrap again. I actually somewhat copied what one of the other members did, who does a lot of catering. That was higher temp for a shorter time. I did mine at 275 and they were done in about 4 hours.

Throwing away the foil,
Robert

 

[gmc2003]

Those ribs look mighty fine from my screen. Nicely done. I just did a couple of rack yesterday unwrapped and they turned out really good.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Johnny Ray]

In competitions we wrapped everything because we had to know it would done on time. At home I use foil to cover my prep table to make cleanup easier.

Non-foiled ribs are more gooder to me.

Johnny Ray

 

[sandyut]

thanks to all and this great forum. makes us all better in many ways.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome now don't turn back and enjoy some great cooks. I don't wrap anything and I do pull the membrane.

Warren

 

[Trolly1]

Absolutely beautiful ribs - I’m definitely trying this method! Thanks for the pics!

 

[tx smoker]

Did a bit more digging and found a pic of my first effort at unwrapped ribs. These still stand out as some of the best ribs I've ever had!! They were done on the BGE at 275* for about 4 hours

Plated with a pickle and some homemade tater salad. Simple but fantastic dinner!!

There's no turning back now :-)
Robert

 

[hardcookin]

Ribs look great! I usually never wrap my ribs either.
Point

 

[crazymoon]

SU, Fine looking ribs, I'm still a wrapper(yesterday) but these posts are getting me closer to the "dark side "! :)

 

[HHYak]

Those look great, you have convinced me to give it a go without foiling.