I had a couple racks of St. Louis spares thawed out in the fridge so I decided it was time to try some new things with them I havent done before(one of them got a new rub, the other got a new Carolina Red mop recipe i found online). I got the UDS fired up with B&B briquettes, some hickory and cherry chunks, and held temps around 250 the whole cook (had a few swings).
I prepped the ribs with my new Victorinox 6" boning knife. It was an awesome knife. I plan to leave a review later on SMF. I squared them up nice and pulled the membrane.
The thinner rack has Lambert sweet rub o mine (first time I tried it) and it will be a comp rib cook. The thicker rack had my bbq rub and its getting the Carolina Red mop.
After 2 hours I wrapped the comp ribs with brown sugar and butter for 45 minutes. The mop ribs are taking a good color, and I did something I've NEVER done to a rack of ribs. I turned them meatside down for 45 minutes and mopped the back. I dont know what kind of difference it made, if any, but I'm up for trying other techniques.
After I unwrapped the comp ribs I put my sauce on them and then back on the smoker for 30 minutes to let them tighten up. Then I tinted them on the counter for a 30 minute rest. I was pretty happy with the nice mahogany color.
Decent smoke ring!
Perfect bite through!
After flipping the mop ribs back over I kept mopping off and on for the next couple hours until they were tender and had just enough bend to start pulling the meat apart.
I tinted these on the counter, but I couldn't wait very long. They darkened up a lot but they were very tender.
These had a nice color, and were pretty tender but not completely falling off the bone.
All in all I was pretty happy with my rib adventures. The comp ribs with the Lamberts sweet rub o mine had a nice flavor but I prefer a little more heat. I'm glad i tried this rub. It will be in my seasoning arsenal for if I'm looking for a sweeter profile. The mop ribs had a nice flavor and texture. They were a little heavy on the acv flavor but that's my fault lol. I was mopping them pretty heavy and pretty often. But they were still very enjoyable. I'd mop another rack in the future but go a little lighter on the mop.
Needless to say, ribs are one of my favorite things to smoke. I love trying new recipes. What's you favorite ways to cook ribs?
I prepped the ribs with my new Victorinox 6" boning knife. It was an awesome knife. I plan to leave a review later on SMF. I squared them up nice and pulled the membrane.
The thinner rack has Lambert sweet rub o mine (first time I tried it) and it will be a comp rib cook. The thicker rack had my bbq rub and its getting the Carolina Red mop.
After 2 hours I wrapped the comp ribs with brown sugar and butter for 45 minutes. The mop ribs are taking a good color, and I did something I've NEVER done to a rack of ribs. I turned them meatside down for 45 minutes and mopped the back. I dont know what kind of difference it made, if any, but I'm up for trying other techniques.
After I unwrapped the comp ribs I put my sauce on them and then back on the smoker for 30 minutes to let them tighten up. Then I tinted them on the counter for a 30 minute rest. I was pretty happy with the nice mahogany color.
Decent smoke ring!
Perfect bite through!
After flipping the mop ribs back over I kept mopping off and on for the next couple hours until they were tender and had just enough bend to start pulling the meat apart.
I tinted these on the counter, but I couldn't wait very long. They darkened up a lot but they were very tender.
These had a nice color, and were pretty tender but not completely falling off the bone.
All in all I was pretty happy with my rib adventures. The comp ribs with the Lamberts sweet rub o mine had a nice flavor but I prefer a little more heat. I'm glad i tried this rub. It will be in my seasoning arsenal for if I'm looking for a sweeter profile. The mop ribs had a nice flavor and texture. They were a little heavy on the acv flavor but that's my fault lol. I was mopping them pretty heavy and pretty often. But they were still very enjoyable. I'd mop another rack in the future but go a little lighter on the mop.
Needless to say, ribs are one of my favorite things to smoke. I love trying new recipes. What's you favorite ways to cook ribs?
