Memorial Day Spare Ribs

[bradm]

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!

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[noboundaries]

Outstanding job, both on the ribs and the post!  Great Q-view pics.   

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. 

 

[sauced]

Those are some great looking ribs......nice job!!

 

[SmokinAl]

Fantastic looking meal!

Nicely done!

Al