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[smokyjeff]

Welcome Mike!!!!!! Your in the right place.

 

[mikefam]

Thanks! I'm going to give the ribs another shot this weekend and will let you know how it goes.

Mike.

 

[cajunsmoke13]

Welcome Mike. Glad to have you here

 

[mikefam]

OK so I did a rack of spare ribs today and they were good but I would still like them more tender. I think that I'm having some trouble with the Traeger cooking too fast when it's set at 225. The temp ranges from about 220 - 250 and the ribs looked done after only two hours straight on the grill. I was afraid of drying them out so at that point I foiled them with apple juice for about a half hour, then back on the grill for a half hour and then glazed them with bbq sauce on both sides on the gas grill (high heat). I think that I would have done better to cook them slower and longer but they were very good. The only lower setting on the grill is "smoke" which I was afraid would take all day to cook but I think that's what I'll have to try next time.

Mike.