Rub is homemade this time—salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and of course, brown sugar. I also made a brown sugar simple syrup mixed with apple cider vinegar that I will use to keep these baby back moist with throughout the cook.
Date: November 11th, 2023 4:28 PM Author: Jet Field Really Tough Guy
I will help you with your ribs. First, get some apple wood chips or chunks and add some to your coals to generate good smoke.
Your rib rub is good, but I like to add some celery salt, too. I also use maple sugar rather than brown sugar--you can buy it online or make it yourself by heating up maple syrup and boiling out the remaining water while stirring constantly. Eventually, it just turns to sugar--it happens instantaneously and is pretty cool.
My cook method is 3 hours on smoke, 2 hours wrapped in foil (with butter, maple sugar, and a heavy spritz of equal parts apple cider vinegar & apple cider added. I use that same spray during the initial 3 hour cook, too, roughly every 30 min), and finally 1 hour on the grill. During the last 30 min, I coat it with my sauce (always homemade).
I stopped going by temp and now just look for a particular feel for the ribs at the end of cooking. The meat should be tender, but not overcooked and super "fall of the bone"-ey. You want to be able to take a single bite from the center of the rib without all of the meat just falling off.
Date: November 11th, 2023 4:55 PM Author: Jet Field Really Tough Guy
buy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07426V2SP/ and a dedicated coffee grinder for spices. Grind those up & you have something better than cayenne with a similar heat.
Date: November 11th, 2023 7:22 PM Author: Jet Field Really Tough Guy
You're looking at a 6+ hour cook bro. That's the temp range they cook at and it will take 6+ hours on those ribs.
Realistically, you'll be eating these somewhere around 11pm unless you increase the grill temp, which I wouldn't advise doing unless your heat source is offset, but in that style grill, you'll be getting direct heat regardless.
Date: November 11th, 2023 7:41 PM Author: Cream filthpig
Bottom two half racks were ready to wrap, those should be ready to eat in an hour or so, I think. The rest of my stuff is being pesky and hanging in the low 150s internal for now.
Date: November 11th, 2023 8:08 PM Author: Greedy Quadroon Center
This is all bs, all you need is good meat. Tmf puts some chicago steak dry rub on and throws ribs on the grill for 10m or so. Best ribs I ever had. Also stop putting sugar on your meat jfc thats disgusting.
Date: November 11th, 2023 8:11 PM Author: Cream filthpig
Sugar goes in the rub. It’s also in any kind of sauce. I am about to take the first rack off the grill. It will need to rest, but should be ready in about an hour. I wrapped up the rest. They will follow about 40 mins later.