Preparing ribs in advance

[HackerDave]

Have a question. I plan to smoke some pork butts and ribs on Tuesday to transport for our annual golf trip on Thursday. My plan is to vacuum pack the pork butt and freeze it for transport. This will sit in a cooler most of the day while we play our first round. At worst it will thaw a but which is fine as I plan to serve Thursday evening when we arrive. Where I am a bit lost is what do I do with the ribs? I have never frozen ribs, let alone figured out how to thaw and serve. Anybody ever do this? Worst case I skip the ribs and just serve pulled pork.

[Panhead John]

If it’s gonna be served 2 days after you cook it, I’d just refrigerate it or keep it on ice, then heat everything up Thursday.

[bbqLuv]

You took my answer.

[Jfrosty27]

I vac seal and reheat ribs all the time. In fact every time I cook ribs I have at least one rack leftover. Many ways to reheat. Thaw then slice into individual bones and gently microwave. Drop in simmering water right from frozen or thawed until warmed. Thaw and wrap in foil. Reheat in oven. I’m sure there are other ways someone will suggest as well.

[realdocBBQ]

What are your thoughts as to the differences between the methods, and have you tried pulling your 'extra' rack early to freeze, knowing it's going to cook some more in the 'reheat' cycle? I'm really interested to know, as I've never frozen ribs, but it makes a lot of sense for us, cook 3 racks instead of two, or something. Really hadn't thought of it, but now I want to try it.

[Jfrosty27]

realdocBBQ My favorite in terms of results is SV from frozen. I didn’t mention SV above because he said he was traveling with the meat. But thawed and waved is the way I do it when time is an issue. The key with that one is to gently reheat at 50% power and only to take the chill off and warm a touch. They’re fully cooked after all.

[captainlee]

We can't finish a full rack so the leftovers sit in the frig for 2 to 3 days,no issues. Always satisfied with the reheated ribbs.

[bbqLuv]

Ditto, I reheat in micro on low with a little water or BBQ sauce to keep moist.

[TripleB]

I've smoked ribs till just about done (I don't wrap ribs when I smoke em), wrap in alum. foil and refrigerate. When I want them I heat them up in an oven, then glaze and throw them on a gasser for a quick caramelization. Works great every time......FWIW.