first time smoker, very keen to learn

[ian78]

Hi all my name is Ian, im 39 and i live in a small village in England called Raunds, my children and wife have got me a smoker as an early fathers day presant, im tried using it today and cooked ribs for 6 hours at 170f and they are raw in the middle, i guess i got a lot to learn haha, well im looking forward to getting to know you guys and learning from you

 

[uncle eddie]

Welcome to the site.  There is a ton of information here and a lot of veteran-chefs and great ideas.

To answer your question - I normally smoke ribs at 225F-250F for 5 to 6 hours. 170F is a dangerously low temperature to smoke any meat at.

You may want to look up 3:2:1 ribs. A lot of guys swear by the 3:2:1 method but I rarely wrap my ribs for more than 30 minutes, if at all.

Good luck!

Ed

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the forum!

You need to get your smoker up to at least 225 degrees to smoke ribs.

Al

 

[lancep]

Hey Ian, welcome! What kind of smoker did they get you? You want to run a little higher temp say 225F. That will give you a much better result.

Lance

 

[sauced]

Welcome to the forum!! 

Yes, your cook temp was way too low. Myself, I like to cook mine in the 275 degree range. Look up the 3-2-1 method, works very well.

AND.....Congratulations on your new smoker!!! You have a great family!!!

 

[submariner]

Welcome aboard the Forum.    Lots of good info and dig right in!!!

 

[ian78]

Hi all and thank you so much for making me feel so welcome so soon, i will increase my temps to the recomended temp for my next attempt, to amswer your question lanceP they got me a landmann tenasie 200, im sure ive spelled tenasie wrong lol but being from the UK im sure i can be forgiven, where shall i look for the 321 method

 

[lancep]

All is forgiven. Being from Texas and now Mississippi I'm sure I can butcher the English language with the best of them.

 

[wimpy69]

Hi all and thank you so much for making me feel so welcome so soon, i will increase my temps to the recomended temp for my next attempt, to amswer your question lanceP they got me a landmann tenasie 200, im sure ive spelled tenasie wrong lol but being from the UK im sure i can be forgiven, where shall i look for the 321 method

Welcome ian, go to the search bar and type in whatever you need to look for. Dont worry, we've all been there, so relax with a beverage and enjoy the site.

 

[lancep]

Also, check out the U.K. Smokers group. They will be able to give you U.K. Specific advice that those of us on this side of the pond may not know.

 

[uncle eddie]

 
Hi all and thank you so much for making me feel so welcome so soon, i will increase my temps to the recomended temp for my next attempt, to amswer your question lanceP they got me a landmann tenasie 200, im sure ive spelled tenasie wrong lol but being from the UK im sure i can be forgiven, where shall i look for the 321 method

I couldn't find the one I had in mind...but this 3 2 1 thread is pretty helpful

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/262876/3-2-r-method-ribs-recipe-with-q-view