Secret weapon to impossibly tender 3-2-1 ribs....Oven bags!

[bacardi]

A little background.  I have made close to two hundred racks of ribs in my MES smoker, mostly 3-2-1.  My friends and I like fall off the bone and understand not everyone else does.  My trick is to use an oven bag for all ribs instead of foil.  I was concerned that the plastic bag could melt on the MES metal grate so I did put loosely wrap the bag of ribs with a foil; it was sort of like a foil boat for the bottom if that makes sense.  I theorize the reasons why there is a significant difference between foil and oven bags is with foil you never seal it air tight and you don't get that pressure cooker effect.

 

[dauntless]

Huh, might have to give this a try with some baby backs today. Did you still spritz when you first put them in the bag?

 

[bacardi]

I used butter and think you do need some liquid.  For the record, I cut two racks in half (four half racks) and put them all in the same bag.