PERFECT RIBS EVERY TIME! This really works!

[remsr]

Panupat, hard to believe that someone would laugh at you for makeing perfect ribs, or even if they weren't perfect for that matter. What kind of friend does that? Just saying!
196 works for me and I'll bet for most everyone on the forms.

Randy,

 

[mrad]

how hot is the grill? My smoker has a 500F setting and it comes right off.

My weber gets to 600+. I do get flare ups. Does this require the membrane to be brushed off?

 

[SmokinAl]

 
I have tried throwing the ribs on a hot gas grill twice now and have not been able to get the membrane to "dust".  It gets crisp, which I kind of like, but I cannot get rid of it. The ribs also start to burn/char.  I am leaving them on for 2-3 minutes.  is everyone else having success getting rid of the membrane by throwing them on the grill? If so, how long are you leaving them on and at what temp?

My grill gets to 600+ & I do the ribs over direct heat with the lid closed, you never would know there was a membrane on there.

If the membrane is not burning off, it will come right off when you cut them up.

Al

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

Would using the broiler in an oven be good on the last step?

 

[jokensmoken]

While I've never done it...it does sound like something that would work. If you try it, let us know how it comes out.

Walt

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Would using the broiler in an oven be good on the last step?

No it would not work.

The heat needs to come from the bottom to burn off the membrane.

The broiler in your oven has heat from the top.

Al

 

[johnmeyer]

 
No it would not work.

The heat needs to come from the bottom to burn off the membrane.

The broiler in your oven has heat from the top.

Al

Couldn't you just turn the ribs over so the membrane is facing up?

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Couldn't you just turn the ribs over so the membrane is facing up?

Give it a try & let us know if it works!

Al

 

[lvjayhawk15]

Tried these ribs out on my newly modded ECB (only my 4th smoke), i loved em! Wife likes them more fall off the bone, so next time ill do 2 racks I guess.....lol

Thanks for the recipe!  2-2-1 method since they were baby backs...but cooked to temp and it was great! Excuse the snapchat text on the first pic

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[mike5051]

What temp did you cook em to?

Mike

 

[lvjayhawk15]

 
What temp did you cook em to?

Mike

197 IT, then they rested for maybe 10min before we ate

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Tried these ribs out on my newly modded ECB (only my 4th smoke), i loved em! Wife likes them more fall off the bone, so next time ill do 2 racks I guess.....lol

Thanks for the recipe!  2-2-1 method since they were baby backs...but cooked to temp and it was great! Excuse the snapchat text on the first pic

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• lvjayhawk15
• Aug 11, 2017

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That rib looks fantastic!

Very nicely done!!!

Al

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

Finally figured this out. I have tried to use this recipe a couple times and results were okay, but not quite right. I have always had weird results when probing ribs even using both the Thermopop and the needle probe in the Smoke therm. Subsequently I tended to cook more to time than temp. However, tonight I think I found "my" perfect rib. 

Got a deal on STLs so I cooked a rack tonight. Put on the SV18 and shot for a temp of 275. The smoker settled around 265 so I figured that was close enough. Put the needle probe in and watched it closely. I had doubts a time or two, but the rack cooked to 194 in about 3.5 hours. Threw some Lillie's Q sauce on it and put it on my little grill turned up as hot as it would go. After 3-4 minutes the sauce was bubbling and the edges of the rack were burning. Turned out perfect. I love a little char on there. No wrapping involved, but this method helped me find how I need to make ribs to make me happy. Thanks Al! 

 

[SmokinAl]

 
Finally figured this out. I have tried to use this recipe a couple times and results were okay, but not quite right. I have always had weird results when probing ribs even using both the Thermopop and the needle probe in the Smoke therm. Subsequently I tended to cook more to time than temp. However, tonight I think I found "my" perfect rib. 

Got a deal on STLs so I cooked a rack tonight. Put on the SV18 and shot for a temp of 275. The smoker settled around 265 so I figured that was close enough. Put the needle probe in and watched it closely. I had doubts a time or two, but the rack cooked to 194 in about 3.5 hours. Threw some Lillie's Q sauce on it and put it on my little grill turned up as hot as it would go. After 3-4 minutes the sauce was bubbling and the edges of the rack were burning. Turned out perfect. I love a little char on there. No wrapping involved, but this method helped me find how I need to make ribs to make me happy. Thanks Al! 

That's great to hear you have mastered ribs the way you like them.

Now you can do it every time!

Al

 

[rollinsmoke58]

Trying this method today.... hope to have similar results!

 

[SmokinAl]

Trying this method today.... hope to have similar results!

Good luck!

Let us know how they turn out!

Al

 

[rw willy]

On the UDS @ 240ish for 4 hrs.  IT is 168 F.  Will keep you posted.

Happy Labor Day

 

[rw willy]

I have two racks in my UDS.  So the bottom rack, 8" below the top one, was 195.  The top rack was 185.  Quite a difference between the 2.  I had 2 racks of BB on bot racks.  I like what happened and look forward to more smokes.  Will pull @ 190 next time.

​Thanks for the tutorial.  Excellent.

 

[browndownsmoke]

I actually swap mine halfway through

 

[browndownsmoke]

I have two racks in my UDS.  So the bottom rack, 8" below the top one, was 195.  The top rack was 185.  Quite a difference between the 2.  I had 2 racks of BB on bot racks.  I like what happened and look forward to more smokes.  Will pull @ 190 next time.
​Thanks for the tutorial.  Excellent.

I actually swap mine halfway through.