Prepping for my first stab as smoking some spares!

[kingt36]

I went to the butcher yesterday and picked up a couple of St. Louis cut spare ribs. Rubbed them down last night, one with Jeffs rub and the other with the Asian rub from Jeff's book. I've got the smoker getting to temp now and will put the ribs on shortly. There will be q-view.

Wish me luck!

 

[heyer5]

We will be awaiting pictures!  Good luck!

 

[s2k9k]

 

[jack07]

     

 

[kingt36]

Here are some pics! The ribs came out very tender. I was really satisfied with that. I was not satisfied so much with the flavor. They tasted slightly hammy to me and I'm wonder if I used to much hickory (filled up the box with soaked chips), or left it in to long after it stopped smoking. One slab took about 6 hours, the other about 7 at 240 degrees. I had to cut them in half because the smoker I'm using isn't wide enough. Anyway, I'm determined to master this...

Rubbed down, fridged overnight and ready for the smoker...

The wife wanted to try the Asian rub from Jeff's book...we applied that to this slab..

You can barely see the TBS..

The Asian slab, 6 hours later...

The slab with Jeff's rub, 7 hours later..

All cut up..
 

 

[harleysmoker]

Did the package say "enhanced" or cured, anything like that? I cooked a rack one time from Costco and they tasted like ham, and they were pink all the way threw, no smoke ring, when done. I dug into the trash to read the label again and it did not say anything like that.
 

 

[kingt36]

I don't believe so. At least I never saw any packaging. I purchased the slabs from a very reputable butcher.