I have a slab of Saint Louis Ribs going on the pellet smoker today. I've done STL and BBB with Meathead's Memphis Dust in the past and they came out great. Today I want to see what the crutch debate is all about so I plan to split the rack in half and prep both with MMD. I was thinking smoking 3 hours at 225 and then wraping one for 2 hours and unwrapping for the last hour. any suggestions? (besides don't do it! lol)
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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
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Well, it appears we are a house divided on crutch or crutch-not ribs. My DW prefered the crutch, I prefered the crutch-not (figures!)
So to recap: both halves dry brined and dusted with MMD, smoked on pellet smoker 3 hours at 225. One half crutched in 2 layers of HD alum foil tight, other half still naked. After 2 hours in foil the crutched ribs had IT 207 (uh-oh....), they were placed out of smoker and in oven warm tray. Hour later crutch-not ribs hit 203 so all were served.
Now that DW prefers the crutch, next time I will put the crutch half on one hour later.
Smokenoob out!
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Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
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My wife prefers the crutched ribs as well. After the crutch I always direct grill for a bit to sear them a little and set some sauce if not serving with just the Memphis dry rub.
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The wife and I prefer ribs without the crutch. Makes them a little too tender for our liking but looks like a great cook regardless!
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