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Beef rib smoker then oven questions..

Posted on 12/18/21 at 8:12 am
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
6161 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 8:12 am
I was gifted an 8 lb, 4 bone, Snake River Farm "american-waygu" beef ribs. This 4 bone rib rack is about 14" long.

Should I have my butcher saw this 14" slab in half making 2, 4 bone slabs about 7" long? Want to prepare for Christmas and perhaps shorten smoke/cook time.

Simple, generous pepper,salt rub, hickory smoke on my offset smoker. Can I get away with 3 to 4 ours in smoker at 220-250 deg then transfer to oven at same temp to finish. Wrap in oven or not?
Question: I know smoking times vary to get to the 200-205dgeg internal, but what an estimate? 2, 4 lb racks: 3 hours in smoker, 2 to 3 in oven?

I don't want this to be an 8 to 10 hour ordeal Christmas morning/day. Or am I overthinking this?

Point me in the right direction. TIA

Posted by ruger35
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
1681 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 8:41 am to
I personally wouldn't cut them. SRF beef ribs are my favorite thing to do. Simple cook, but everyone enjoys them. I don't generally wrap them at all on the offset. I would make 250 the minimum temp that you smoke at though and it will help speed things along a little.
This post was edited on 12/18/21 at 8:45 am
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
6161 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 8:44 am to
At 250, without cutting them, 8 lbs, what can I expect for cook time?
Posted by ruger35
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
1681 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 9:24 am to
Probably 6-8 hours. If you have free time a day or two before Christmas cook them then. Vac seal them and put in some hot water and then back on the smoker for 15-20 minutes to dry out the bark.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
37048 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 9:26 am to
quote:

am I overthinking this?


Yes.

Beef ribs typically take around 5-6 hours in my experience, but I don’t recall the weight of the ribs I’ve cooked in the past.
Posted by ruger35
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
1681 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:12 am to
I mean if you don't have the time I have a smaller rack of 44 Farms beef ribs we can swap out to pair well with the other rack of SRF ribs I have in the freezer.
Posted by timbo247
Member since Aug 2008
630 posts
Posted on 12/18/21 at 11:42 am to
Could always smoke the day before then leave in the oven on low overnight
Whole house will smell like beef ribs Christmas morning though
This post was edited on 12/18/21 at 11:43 am
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