Ribs for the 4th

peel the membrane off and rub with McCormicks pork rub (you can find it at any grocery store) its got the combination of all the right spices you want. Let it sit overnight or 6-12 hours before cooking. Cook with indirect heat for 4-6 hours (you need some sort of smoke for flavor) so if you are using gas, use the foil/wood chip method. The key to ribs is low and slow...

Dont baste with bbq sauce until your ready to take off, then let them sear right on top of the heat to carmelize the sauce a bit...you should be good to go. I like sweet baby rays sauce...those bitches will be tight.

Remove the membrane and soak 'em overnight in apple cider vinegar. Let 'em come up to room temp, then apply your dry rub (I make my own), then a healthy coating of yellow mustard. Put 'em in the smoker (I prefer pecan, apple or peach) at 225-250 and give 'em a good 90-120 minutes of smoke... Then foil 'em and let 'em go another couple of hours or more-- depending on the size of the racks. I use homemade sauce on mine most of the time, but they're equally good without it.

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Is this easy to do?

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Not hard at all, and very neccessary.

catfish skinning pliers make very easy work of this.

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Is this easy to do?

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It is once you figure out how to do one. The hard part is getting it started. Be careful not to cut the tissue under the membrane.

Here's a good illustration as well as some other good info on ribs. LINK

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peel the membrane off


Is this easy to do?

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Yes...I use my teeth after I cook the damn things...I like to eat it.

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Is this easy to do?

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Yes, and this is an absolute must.

Btw, don't ruin them by basting with some store-bought bbq sauce. Get the right rub and have them dry (of course, I may be biased - I go to Memphis very frequently).

Never tried soaking in apple cider vinegar first though, may have to try this.

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Never tried soaking in apple cider vinegar

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Give it a try, brah. It's a natrual tenderizing agent for pork. It makes your meat some nasty-looking and smelly the next morning, but damn, if it doesn't taste like heaven...

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They damn well better be awesome.

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seems like a good waste of some chewy matter to me...

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seems like a good waste of some chewy matter to me...

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Same here, but I'll fall in line...at least once.