Minimum time for baby backs on BGE?

Man, on at 3:45 and off by 7 is going to be tough at 225. Personally I don't think they would be ready. You could try to let them smoke for the first hour, wrapping them in foil ( I know I know...) for the next hour and a half, then unwrap for the last 30 mins to let them dry out and get a nice bark. I would up the temp to 275 or 300 if I was pressed for time and just make sure to use a mop or spray to keep them moist. I usually just check them at the 2.5 hour mark looking for the meat to shrink away from the rib bones. I grab the rib rack with tongs and give a twist, if they start to tear then I know they're done. Just my method.

At 225, six hours is the standard. That's why they call it low and slow. You may look online for a way to smoke ribs fast but I don't know of one, or even want to know of one.

Google turbo ribs. Plenty of people me included, get good results with baby backs cooked at a higher temp for shorter period of time. Like 1.5 hrs at 350. Here's a thread from the Egghead forum on turbo ribs: LINK

Yeah, I bumped up to an avg of 275, added a whole chicken, split down the breast and flattened at 4:45, then fresh green onion sausage at 5:45. The ribs look like they are nearly done (meat shrinking back on bone).

I'm finna put some Cobb corn on and start saucing. No foil method for me.

BTW, making chile, lime, butter for corn after they are husked, then sea salt.

All that and some of my first home-growns.

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You may look online for a way to smoke ribs fast but I don't know of one, or even want to know of one.

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Pit Barrel Cooker does them in about 2 and a half hours with a great smoke ring. Cooke at a higher temp than a BGE though.

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Pit Barrel Cooker does them in about 2 and a half hours with a great smoke ring. Cooke at a higher temp than a BGE though.

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??? A BGE can cook at whatever temp you want, from about 200 to 750+. So you can easily make ribs as slowly or as quickly as you want.

I tend to do them a little higher temp. Like 275-300. 3-4 hours. Have had no complaints.

I've done turbo many times on my Egg. After 1.5 hours at 350 do the bend test. If you pick up a side and it bends 90 degrees without breaking it's done. Meat should also pull back a quarter inch from the bone. Fast way for good ribs.