I did 3 racks of St. Louis cut ribs yesterday. I did the mustard/Memphis Dust about 2 hours before cooking. The ribs were very wet when I hung them and temps kept dropping to the mid 220s from the 275-300* range after an hour or so. Outside temp was 98 here in Michigan. There was also a good amount of liquid under my foil that I fold and place under the coal basket. Is it possible to extinguish the coals with too much moisture? Thoughts. I have never had this happen before. It was almost like the rub made the ribs really sweat. All help is appreciated.
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Last edited by Munch; July 1, 2018, 01:38 PM. -
Yup, sure, excess moisture can dampen, even extinguish yer coals...
Source?
My best guess is more like takin th ribs from a nice, comparatively arid 35°~ish environment, to outdoors 98° n humid was more likely th culprit, than yer mustard n MMD....
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The sugar content of the rub draws the moisture out, so the coals probably got a pretty heavy dose pretty early. The moisture is going to eventually come out, but I don't like putting heavy sugar rubs on until right before I put the meat in the smoker.
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Makes sense...but it’s like the 10th time I’ve done it this way. Maybe the meat had more moisture content? I always get the meat from Costco. Next time I will try dusting at the point they are going to be hung, just for kicks.Last edited by Munch; July 1, 2018, 04:25 PM.
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Why are you covering the charcoal basket. I'm assuming you're use a PBC?Comment
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Whats the problem? Meathead recommends cooking ribs at 225. So I cook all my ribs there with no issues.Comment
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