Safeway has standing rib roasts on sale this week so I picked up a whole one in the bag, $4.97lb.
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I backed off the ribs and cut the prime in half, one half for 1&1/2" boneless ribeyes, the other half for a Labor Day smoke on the SQ36.
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I'll make a rub for the roast Sunday and let it sit in the fridge overnight. Fire up the smoker first thing Monday morning. The plan is to smoke it over oak at around 250º-275º until the IT hits around 129º, we like it on the rare side of life. I'd like to do something with that rack of ribs I backed off, tho being a newb I'm not exactly sure how to go about things. I've been getting rib roasts at Xmas and Easter and backing off the bones to make steaks for a long time. Every effort I've ever made trying to cook the ribs has resulted in something so tough it's hard to chew and swallow, tho my dog Bob always seems thrilled with the end result. Maybe low and slow like baby backs? Wrap them? There's really no where to stick a meat probe into the rack. Any advise on temp and time would be greatly appreciated. RAY