The other weekend i tried my hand at smoking a couple racks of beef ribs with my new toy. They turned out OK mainly due to the quality of the meat, there was just way too much fat on some. The ribs that didn't have as much fat were excellent though. I used a combination of hickory and cherry wood for this with Maple Leaf charcoal briquettes.
This was about 4.5 hours in. It was really windy that day so my temp was all over the place. I would close the vents to try and dial it in to 225 but the coals would just die out, as soon as i opened them the temp the temp would keep climbing (guess i need more practice with this ) At this point i was getting worried about having these done in time for dinner so i opened the vents all the way and let it rocket to the the end.
Sorry about the quality on this one. This was right before i sauced them with a mix of Sweet Baby Rays and cherry coke (about an hour after the first pic.) The internal temp on the thickest part was in the 190s. I wrapped them after about 20 mins with the sauce and threw them into a cooler until the guests arrived (they were late so it they were in there for about 2 hours.)
Here's the finished product along with homemade cornbread and barbecued beans. The beans were definitely the star that night. I had some left over pulled pork in the freezer which i added just because.
Here's another picture that shows off the smoke ring.
Well that's my ribs. Next time i try beef ribs i think I'll go to a butcher and get a better cut.
-Dan
This was about 4.5 hours in. It was really windy that day so my temp was all over the place. I would close the vents to try and dial it in to 225 but the coals would just die out, as soon as i opened them the temp the temp would keep climbing (guess i need more practice with this ) At this point i was getting worried about having these done in time for dinner so i opened the vents all the way and let it rocket to the the end.
Sorry about the quality on this one. This was right before i sauced them with a mix of Sweet Baby Rays and cherry coke (about an hour after the first pic.) The internal temp on the thickest part was in the 190s. I wrapped them after about 20 mins with the sauce and threw them into a cooler until the guests arrived (they were late so it they were in there for about 2 hours.)
Here's the finished product along with homemade cornbread and barbecued beans. The beans were definitely the star that night. I had some left over pulled pork in the freezer which i added just because.
Here's another picture that shows off the smoke ring.
Well that's my ribs. Next time i try beef ribs i think I'll go to a butcher and get a better cut.
-Dan
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