First rack of pork ribs

[Parshooter]

Smoked some St Louis ribs Saturday. Did the 3-2-1 method. Rubbed with Hey Grill Hey's rib rub recipe. Three hours at 200, two hours wrapped at 225, one hour unwrapped and basted at 225. I used Pit Boss Hickory blend pellets and a smoke tube. They came out fantastic. Probably the best smoke I've done.

 

[texomakid]

Those look really good.

 

[chopsaw]

looks good from here .

 

[JLinza]

Looks darn good, great color on those

 

[smokerjim]

They look excellent

 

[ronf]

Congratulations. Those look great.

 

[paleoman]

Looks fantastic!

 

[jcam222]

Looks great. I'm fully team no wrap now but wrapping has its place

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Congratulations. Look good.

 

[Parshooter]

Looks great. I'm fully team no wrap now but wrapping has its place

So same temps just skip the wrap ?

 

[Timber II]

Yep looks great!
I like no wrap too just cause it’s a 4 hr cook at 275 if I don’t have 6 hrs

 

[jcam222]

So same temps just skip the wrap ?

I run 250-275 and spritz every now and then to keep them moist. You get perfect tender bite off the bone results. If you prefer them to be fall off the bone I'd stick with wrapping. I like to be able to pick up a rib and have it stay intact but a good tender bite.

 

[duffman]

Looks great! I am going t try my first 3-2-1 Ribs this weekend or next. I am usually a no wrap but excited to try Jeff's Asian Spare Ribs.

 

[Recteqer]

They look purdy damn good from my house!

 

[JRC]

Great looking ribs. I've gone both ways, wrap and no wrap. I generally go no wrap because I'm lazy.

Certainly can't argue with those results though.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks great! All kinds of ways to do ribs... depending on what you're looking for... none are wrong if you enjoy them!

Ryan

 

[LoydB]

Those look great. I'm also team lazy no-wrap.

 

[Parshooter]

I can be lazy also, but since this was my first time, I wanted to stick to the recipe. Might not wrap next time, but these turned out so good I'll probably just keep the same routine.

 

[Watson124]

Nice! There’s nothing like that first rack — it’s a rite of passage! What method did you go with? I started with a 3-2-1 smoke using hickory and haven’t looked back. Pro tip: don’t skip the rest period after cooking, it makes a huge difference in tenderness. Got pics? We love rib photos around here!