Found just enough time over the busy weekend to try another cook. Armed with the knowledge from the previous and the suggestions made I went to work.
Here is what I was working with to start off.
Rubbed with mustard and dusted with Mephis.
From here they went to the fire. I took some advise and only used two rows of stacked charcoal this time. I also only stacked one layer thick as I knew this we be a quick cook and wanted to save the charcoal. I did place one chunck of unlit pecan in the center before dumping the 40 lit coals in, to try and get a bit more smoke being it was a short cook. Smoker was at 310 again when I placed the meat on and held between 280-270 for the cook. I only left the ribs on the smoker until they reached around 165 which was around 2hr. Maybe a bit less. Was mowing the lawn at the same time so I didn't clock watch. Here they are when pulled and wrapped.
Had already wrapped the first one before remembering to take a picture. I wrapped with a bit of honey and squeeze butter and put them in the oven at 225 for the sake of time and ease. Watching temp and meat pulling from bone I took them out around 200. One rack was a little less done than the others, but I was in a hurry and didn't have time to keep it in longer. I then put a single layer of bbq sauce glaze on them and seared them using the broiler in the oven. Here is the final product.
The single darker colored rack at the top was done with the KC recipe in Meatheads book. Bottom two are both coated with Blues Hog original. Even with the short cook time you can still see a nice pink ring on the ribs. While tenderness wasn't perfect across all 3 racks (my fault, not cookers), flavor was excellent. Might use a bit more wood and leave them a bit longer next time, but very happy for the first rib cook in the PBC. The last rib on each rack go a bit burned, but all was good by the 2-3 rib. Let me know if you guys have any more suggestions.
Here is what I was working with to start off.
Rubbed with mustard and dusted with Mephis.
From here they went to the fire. I took some advise and only used two rows of stacked charcoal this time. I also only stacked one layer thick as I knew this we be a quick cook and wanted to save the charcoal. I did place one chunck of unlit pecan in the center before dumping the 40 lit coals in, to try and get a bit more smoke being it was a short cook. Smoker was at 310 again when I placed the meat on and held between 280-270 for the cook. I only left the ribs on the smoker until they reached around 165 which was around 2hr. Maybe a bit less. Was mowing the lawn at the same time so I didn't clock watch. Here they are when pulled and wrapped.
Had already wrapped the first one before remembering to take a picture. I wrapped with a bit of honey and squeeze butter and put them in the oven at 225 for the sake of time and ease. Watching temp and meat pulling from bone I took them out around 200. One rack was a little less done than the others, but I was in a hurry and didn't have time to keep it in longer. I then put a single layer of bbq sauce glaze on them and seared them using the broiler in the oven. Here is the final product.
The single darker colored rack at the top was done with the KC recipe in Meatheads book. Bottom two are both coated with Blues Hog original. Even with the short cook time you can still see a nice pink ring on the ribs. While tenderness wasn't perfect across all 3 racks (my fault, not cookers), flavor was excellent. Might use a bit more wood and leave them a bit longer next time, but very happy for the first rib cook in the PBC. The last rib on each rack go a bit burned, but all was good by the 2-3 rib. Let me know if you guys have any more suggestions.
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