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re: How do you like your ribs?

Posted on 5/25/21 at 9:37 am to
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 5/25/21 at 9:37 am to
I generally do baby backs and I like to wrap them in foil. I add some butter, seasoning, and some sauce to the foil for them to braise in. After I dry them out a little on the grill and sauce more if that's what im going for. I like them to be just falling off the bone clean. I like some one handed ribs. A little jiggle and the meat comes free.

I also like to cold smoke them for a hr or two, cook them sous vide at 165 for 24hrs, and then batter/deep fry them. If you haven't...you should.
This post was edited on 5/25/21 at 9:50 am
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81898 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 10:02 am to
quote:

are overcooked.


For you.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32895 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 10:04 am to
I always do BB, but will try some StL soon.

I like mine not quite fall off of the bone, but I also like a clean bone with no toughness to the bite. I usually do 2-2-1 for BB.
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
10312 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 10:13 am to
Doing some StL for the first time this weekend. Unwrapped, over cherry and hickory, spritzing with 50/50 water and apple cider vinegar, then glazing at the end with a bbq sauce cut with pineapple juice and sriracha.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 10:29 am to
quote:

I usually do 2-2-1 for BB.




I'll do 3-1-1 for BB, but part of that is because I smoke them at a lower temp - usually around 225. 3 hours allows a better bark to form. And I usually don't even do a full hour wrapped. I also get the temp up closer to 300 for the last hour to reset the bark. That usually gets them just to the point of falling off the bone and you can cut them without all the meat and bones falling apart.

St Louis definitely need the 3-2-1, or just a longer cook to break down all that fat. I think the last rack I did went for 7 hours and they could have used a little more time. This was smoking them at 250.
Posted by FishingwithFredo
Member since Dec 2014
216 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 11:04 am to
I grill my ribs @ 375 over charcoal and whatever wood I have on hand (usually hickory but pecan and oak work well too). Almost always St Louis Spares and usually seasoned only with salt.

flip them roughly every 5 minutes and after 30 minutes start mopping them with a vinegar sauce as I flip. After an hour or so (I use the bend test) they are done.

I will either add some tomato based sauce the last 5 mins or so or just have sauce on the table.

I agree with a few that have stated I like a bit of bite to mine and if they are falling off the bone - they are overdone.

There are a bunch of ways to make excellent ribs though. Do what you and your family likes.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47561 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 11:16 am to
quote:

quote:
fall off the bone ribs.



are overcooked.


Agreed.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16650 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 11:19 am to
quote:

There are a bunch of ways to make excellent ribs though


Very versatile meat. I change up the rubs I use. Sometimes traditional BBQ rub, sometimes Jerk rub, etc..
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 12:17 pm to
St Louis is GOAT, IMO. My wife likes baby backs
Nothing beats a good beef plate rib though.
Posted by drockw1
Member since Jun 2006
9123 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 12:19 pm to
I've been doing the 3-1-.5 method at 225 on the pellet smoker lately. Bend test is the true barometer and I start checking that once it gets to 180 internal. Sometimes will bump up to 250 or 275 for the final push if it's taking longer than I'd like.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
91232 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 12:52 pm to
These are 3 hours in on some babys, meat church honey rub

Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa-Here to Serve
Member since Aug 2012
13734 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 3:54 pm to
I have a texas original and do my St. Louis style for 4 hours at 225. No foil. Smoke cant get through the foil.

I dont use much charcoal, But I love using pecan or cherry wood.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81898 posts
Posted on 5/25/21 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

Smoke cant get through the foil.
After 3 hours, it doesn't matter.
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