First Smoking...Beef Ribs (Q-view)

[ghostred7]

After reading through the 5-day course and numerous threads on here, I got brave today and started smoking beef ribs for dinner tonight.

I made my own dry rub consisting of brown sugar, black/white/cayenne peppers, garlic, and paprika on top of the mustard smear to keep it on there and placed the ribs on a rack. 

Temp @ ~240/245 (although it crept up on me in the 1st hour to 300....didn't stay there long...as soon as I saw it up there, I removed enough charcoal to keep it around the 240 mark.  I'd of preferred it to be a little lower, but this isn't the end of the world (hopefully).  I started them at 130p.  I'm at the 2.5h mark, but my camera decided to die on me....once it's charged, i'll give the updated 3h mark pic.  Also been spritzing w/ apple juice @ the hr marks.

This is at the 3hr mark with internal temp between the bones @ ~160*

 

[africanmeat]

Well done

 

[adiochiro3]

Nice looking Dino bones! Welcome to the club!

 

[ghostred7]

Thx for the feedback!!!

The thinner rack hit 172* and I pulled it, wrapped it in foil, and is resting in a very thick towel/blanket combination (no cooler :-(   )

Hoping the other one will be ready soon since the heat is distro'd only to it now...it's still hovering ~160* (plateau?).  Another 15m makes it the 4h mark. 

Will take more pix @ cutting time :-D

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks good!

Most of us just go by time on ribs. Temp probes don't usually mean much in ribs, due to the bones.

Bear

 

[ecto1]

Love me some dino bones don't get to make them that often the wife prefers spares.

 

[meateater]

Looks great, Man I need to find some dinos my way. 

 

[fpnmf]

Looking very good!

  Craig

 

[ghostred7]

OK.  Here's the feedback I have/received.

1.  I didn't get as much of the membrane off as I thought I did.

2.  My rub was too thick and had too much sugar base.

3.  Got told too much smoke....but that's subjective b/c I liked the amt of smoke (wife didn't).

Otherwise, mostly tender, just not fall off the bone (straight, not the 3-2-1 method).  Anyhoo....here's the final product...

 

[Bearcarver]

Dang Good for your first smoke!!!

My Mrs probably likes less smoke than yours does!

It just gets better,

Bear

 

[ecto1]

Looks good to me.  Beef ribs are defiantly not for everyone.  I love them.

 

[rdknb]

They look very good to me, We like them but they never have much meat on then ones we tried, Well done

 

[thebarbequeen]

Those look great!  I love beef ribs.  Nice job there  - Cheers!

 

[venture]

Pretty brave choice for a first smoke, and it came out well.  Actually, I don't worry about the membrane as much on beef ribs as I do on pork.  Simply slip a steak knife under the membrane after cooking and the meat will fall off the bone.  At least for those that don't like the hands on eating style.  I like hands on for pork, but if I eat beef ribs hands on it makes a mess of my mustache.  LOL

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[Bearcarver]

Pretty brave choice for a first smoke, and it came out well.  Actually, I don't worry about the membrane as much on beef ribs as I do on pork.  Simply slip a steak knife under the membrane after cooking and the meat will fall off the bone.  At least for those that don't like the hands on eating style.  I like hands on for pork, but if I eat beef ribs hands on it makes a mess of my mustache.  LOL

Good luck and good smoking.

Flavor Saver !   

 

 

[flash]

OK.  Here's the feedback I have/received.

1.  I didn't get as much of the membrane off as I thought I did.

2.  My rub was too thick and had too much sugar base.

3.  Got told too much smoke....but that's subjective b/c I liked the amt of smoke (wife didn't).

Otherwise, mostly tender, just not fall off the bone (straight, not the 3-2-1 method).  Anyhoo....here's the final product...

I never do beefies more than 4 1/2 hours, but I do wrap them in foil via a 3-2-1 modified. No they do not fall off the bone but are quite juicy and as long as the wife likes them, I did good.

 

[SmokinAl]

They sure look good from here!   

 

[mdboatbum]

Beautiful! Now I'm hungry.

 

[so ms smoker]

 Those bones look good! Wouldn't mind putting my mustache in one.

 

[venture]

Yeah Bear.  But on a lucky day I might be saving another flavor?

Good luck and good smoking.