Ribfest!

[trundle888]

My first ever full smoker!

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• trundle888
• Jun 17, 2017

4 racks of baby backs
3 slabs of beef ribs
1 tray of ABTs
1 tray of pig candy
My first time cooking beef ribs, ABTs and pig candy so hopefully this goes well. More pictures to follow.

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• trundle888
• Jun 17, 2017

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• trundle888
• Jun 17, 2017

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• trundle888
• Jun 17, 2017

Trundle

 

[myownidaho]

Happiness is a full smoker!

 

[griz400]

Looks like real good start ... i want to see them jalapenos when done for sure ...

 

[SmokinAl]

Yes Sir!

That's what we like to see!

A full smoker!

Al

 

[scarps23]

Atb's looking good


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[trundle888]

So the ABTs and pig candy were a huge success, everyone loved them!! I could have doubled how much I made.

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• trundle888
• Jun 18, 2017

Unfortunately the rest didn't go as well.
I normally 2-2-1 my baby backs and last night because of hosting duties the 1 turned into about 1 1/2. I think that slightly dried them out but they were still ok. Could the longer cook unwrapped at the end have dried them out or would it have happened earlier in the cook, my temp did shoot up once or twice.
As for the beef ribs, they were basically inedible. I'm not really sure what I did wrong. 3 hours uncovered at 225-250°. Took them off and foil wrapped them for 2 hours 10 minutes. Unwrapped them and gave the bones a pull test, all solid with zero movement (my heart sank) I took the IT and it was 200° so I pulled them off, unwrapped them and let then rest. They had a good bark, smoke ring and flavour but the meat was horribly tough. There wasn't actually that much meat on them compared to pictures I've seen, I don't know if the ribs were not great or I didn't cook them well. Also there was no meat shrinkage exposing the ends of the bones like I was expecting. Either way, very disappointed.

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• trundle888
• Jun 18, 2017

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• trundle888
• Jun 18, 2017

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• trundle888
• Jun 18, 2017

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• trundle888
• Jun 18, 2017

Trundle

 

[myownidaho]

We've all been there! At least some of it met your expectations.

 

[SmokinAl]

It's great when everything goes perfectly, but that doesn't always happen.

The only thing you can hope for is the good ones happen when you have guests.

Al

 

[trundle888]

From how I've said I cooked the beef ribs can anyone suggest why they may have not turned out great? It seemed all the connective tissue and fat didn't render away, maybe not cooked for long enough?
Trundle

 

[cksteele]

that sucks when it doesn't turn out like you wanted but hey thats bbq  one weekend  you nock it outta the park the next weekend you just hit a double. one thing looks like the membrane is still on the backs  of the ribs or did you take it  off?   i notice with the beefribs ive done  that the beef membrane is way tougher and thicker then pork one. and if you dont take it off  its like  trying to chew through a strip of leather  on the bottom of the ribs.

i would have just kept on cooking them  till they felt right  dont always go by temperature  go by how they feel. the meat on them could have been dense and they needed more time 

 

[bbqwillie]

From how I've said I cooked the beef ribs can anyone suggest why they may have not turned out great? It seemed all the connective tissue and fat didn't render away, maybe not cooked for long enough?
Trundle

How did you get them ready to smoke? Did you marinade them? Just throw them in the smoker? Beef ribs can be a challenge, some of them don't have a lot of meat on them and trying to cook them tender can be a real challenge even for the pros.

 

[trundle888]

These were not very meaty at all.
I rubbed them the night before with
Pepper
Salt
Mustard powder
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Celery powder
And left them in plastic wrap in the fridge. Got them out the fridge an hour before going on the smoker.
Trundle

 

[bbqwillie]

These were not very meaty at all.
I rubbed them the night before with
Pepper
Salt
Mustard powder
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Celery powder
And left them in plastic wrap in the fridge. Got them out the fridge an hour before going on the smoker.
Trundle

That all sounds solid. Probably just not enough meat there to render out.