ahh grillin ribs..

[zooker]

i just fired up the smoker. by 11:45 i'll be grillin ribs..

ok guys here is how i do ribs..mind you these are not spare ribs or short ribs but full pork ribs.

number one rule in rib grillin is SLOW..

i bring the smoker up to temp around 275-300 put the ribs on-must be tin foil on the grill- i add a chunk of apple wood. adjusting the vents i want a 250-300 degree smoker. turn every 1/2 hour for 3 hours. remove from smoker and fire up the gas grill. ya got the ribs to "fall apart" done but want to seal in the flavor.5 mintues a side and there done..

ok for those of you with no smoker you can use the oven 3 hours at 300 in a tin foil covered baking pan.the grilling is the same...

i do NOT add bbq sauce to the ribs until after they are cooked. bbq sauce stops the flavor that the smoker puts in the ribs from getting in to the meat..plus it makes a frikkin mess in the smoker...

i use sweet baby ray's bbq sauce.-a must for ribs imo-

zooker

[keithdog]

Sadly I don't have a smoker. But ^5 on the Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce!!!

[Badfish]

Man that sounds good....Ill be at my fathers in a lil bit pending my work doesnt call me in. And he's got some Ribs in the smoker also. Along with some other tasty treats! Good Cookin!

[66KingFisher]

I've been wanting to purchase a smoker for awhile now....but since the tornado we need a new grill first....recently I've been looking at those small smoker/grills that Walmart sells....looks like a small barrel turned on its side with a smaller "smoker box" hangin off one end?.....I've seen them for less then $100 and wondered if they were too cheap to mess with...I know they are light guage steel.....the heavy duty versions always seem to be alot bigger then what I need, plus they are alot more expensive $300 or so....just wondered if any of you used the cheapo versions with good success or not? I seldom ever need to grill for more then just the wife and myself....maybe the daughter, but thats bout it.

Zooker, those ribs sound good and your makin me hungry....I love a rack of smoked ribs....done correctly no bbq sauce needed.

[bcklash]

Zooker invited his nurses to his rib cookin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4y3UjLGpm0

[zooker]

Originally Posted by bcklash

Zooker invited his nurses to his rib cookin.

not my nurses.. but i have been sucessfully chasing the mexican "lab rat" and she is good at drawing blood....

66
i am not fond of those walmart specials..will they work? yeah for a bit..
mine is a weber-bought at bps- it is a smaller job but quite heavily built..the important thing to get is one with a temp gauge and adjustable dampers.. i cooked around 10 pounds of ribs on it.. i use royal oak charcoal and chunks of apple or hickory. the chunks don't have to be huge baseball size or so.always soak the chunks over night in water..





zooker

[66KingFisher]

Thanks to the tornado i've got a really big stack of pecan.....How ya think that might taste?

[1/4 stick]

It'll give you a craving for pecan pie after you get done eatting the ribs.

[bamabassman]

66, down in mobile al. they use pecan and oak. half and half. makes the meat a little sweeter for real. tastes great. meat smoked in pecan and oak is really good. mix it with some hickory it ya got any. or just half oak and half pecan. it is good smoking wood for real pal.

[66KingFisher]

A mix of hickory and pecan does sound good....I can get my hands on plenty of hickory or oak.....thanks guys.