Smoked frozen ribs

[uncle eddie]

@SmokinAl posted a while back (twice - link below) about smoking ribs from frozen. Today we found ourselves in the same predicament...we wanted ribs, two other couples were coming over, and the ribs were frozen in the deep freeze.

I looked up @SmokinAl 's post and was off to the races...

Had to try this! FROZEN RIBS???

OK, last night I watched a video on YouTube that did a comparison cook. They took 3 filet mignons & 1 was room temp, 1 was refrigerated, & 1 was frozen. They cooked them exactly the same & took them to the same IT. The takeaway was that the frozen steak was more tender & juicy than the other 2...

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FWIW - the ribs thawed in about 30 minutes in my MES40 set at 250F (temp verified). We will do this again as I can see no downside other than trimming the ribs after the cook instead of before. Here are the pics.

Straight from the deep freeze...

Seasoned....

butter and more seasoning before wrapping...

Unwrapped with 30 minutes to go in the smoker.

Done! We always do sauce on the side.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Nice work. Cooking from frozen is something I’ve done for a long time.

 

[SmokinAl]

Nice job Eddie!
They look delicious!
Al

 

[JLeonard]

Looks good Eddie! I also have had to do them from frozen. No difference in the end result.

Jim

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Excellent Eric! I've also cooked a frozen ribeye...

 

[BandCollector]

I have gone to using @SmokinAl Vortex ribs and will never look back to the traditional 3-2-1 method. 45 minutes instead of 6 hours!

I just had to do vortex ribs

I’ve had some health issues and haven’t been as active on the forum as I would like. However, I just had to post these ribs. I’ve been wanting to try this for a long time and I’ve hesitated because I haven’t been able to find any decent ribs. We were at Wally world a few days ago and I came...

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[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow those great. I cant get myself off those Vortex ribs. Been doing them a couple years now. I got to smoke some again.

 

[Dirty Steve]

Looking good. Do you just leave the membrane?

 

[Redicans]

Turned out looking Awesome! I want to try this sometime.

 

[uncle eddie]

Looking good. Do you just leave the membrane?

Yes…membrane stays on. Haven’t pulled one for years either…thawed or not.

 

[cptnding]

Yes…membrane stays on. Haven’t pulled one for years either…thawed or not.

Me either. I like them with it on. Chewy, crispy, and delicious.