Memorial Day Spare Ribs

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bradm

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Apr 9, 2017
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Ottawa, KS
This was my first attempt at spare ribs and it was mostly because the grocery store only had frozen baby back's and I was looking to smoke that day.  Needless to say, I think I'll be sticking with the spare ribs.

Rubbed one half with mustard and a generic pork rub, and the other half with just the rub.  Smoked @225 for a little over 5 hours.  I had issues with my MES30 not producing smoke @225 so I had to  keep bumping the temp up to get the chips to catch fire and smoke.  

These came out with incredible flavor.  I liked the mustard base but It seemed to make the rub not bark as much and was more of a "mush".  It might have been because that half was directly below the other rack so it was catching a lot of drippings.  Can anyone tell me what might have happened there?

Enjoy.  Any feedback is welcome! Also, this is my first post so be easy!





 
Outstanding job, both on the ribs and the post!  Great Q-view pics.   
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Lots of folks use mustard as a base for their rub.  I tried it in the beginning, but switched to a quick spray of oil instead, my long-time go-to for applying seasonings or rub to meat of any kind.  On spares, my favorite ribs, I get a nice thin, layer of resistance on the bite, packed with flavor.  No spraying during the smoke. 
 
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