Perfect ribs?

[bbqLuv]

Perfect ribs--not yet but improving
1- Switched from store-bought rub to Course Black Pepper, Kosher Salt, and Lawry's seasoned salt, applied in that order.
2- Did the whole cook at 280*F
3- Wrapped on foil after two hours with BBQ sauce
4- Completed at 4:30 cook time internal temperature 190 and 208 in different parts of the rack.


Seasoned ribs in now collapsable tub/cutting board



Finished ribs





Plated with veggies


IMHO: Looks 8/10, doneness and texture 8/10 (one section was perfect, but others not so much), no sauce or finish glaze--9/10 for me but wife prefers sauced--now she tells me. This was first not sauced to finish. The seasoning was really good but needs a little work.

[FireMan]

Collapsible tub cuttin board, Amazin!

[Nagle Bagel]

My wife got me one of those collapsible tubs and I love it! (Especially for stuff like pulled pork)

[HawkerXP]

Now that would go good with a PBR!

PBR, PBR, PBR!

[bbqLuv]

Thank you, no finer complement could there be.

[Greygoose]

Ribz look real good,,,,
whats up with the green stuff,,,???
goes better with Red,White and Blue,,,😁😁😁

[Panhead John]

SEE PIC BELOW……👇

[bbqLuv]

That's my favorite beer.

[MsTwiggy]

Nice work on those wibs!! 🔥🔥🐿️

[Panhead John]

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[bbqLuv]

How Dare You Misgender PBR as Coor's Light......

[bbqLuv]

Sorry I misgendered the Like Thumbs UP

[Alan Brice]

Hell with the mountains go for the busch!

[DaveD]

OK, someone check me here... three ratings, two at 8 out of 10, one at 9 out of 10. That's 25 out of 30 or an average of 8.33 out of 10. How is that "perfect"...? Is that why there's a question mark at the end of the topic title??

[bbqLuv]

If there is a definitive answer to the speculation of perfection then there would be definitive perfection of speculation.
Hope that helps.

[Johnny Booth]

I am also going in that direction. My previous attempt at perfecting a rub left me with about 153 ingredients. 🤓
Is salt-free Lawry’s anywhere-near as good as the regular?
Has anyone found a really good knock-off Lawry’s?

I would like more control of salt vs. spice.

[bbqLuv]

It is fun to BBQ, my retirement hobby with good eating results. The following YouTube videos got me motivated for this experiment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlTCF1rkDI&t=77s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ELBa3-m9Zk

[Johnny Booth]

Thanks for the video on the Lawry’s. That’s the best I have seen as far as breaking it down. Already copied the knock-off recipe. Going to Sam’s for ribs. Gonna try one with the original, and one with this recipe. Baby backs for Super Bowl. 😋

[rlozinak]

They look good!

[TripleB]

I know how you feel. Always tweaking my rub, technique, temperature, etc. I always have mixed results with baby backs. Spares are more consistent. We are always harder on our own cooks than the people that eat it. Personally, went away from foil awhile ago. Steams the meat and softens the bark. I wrap in butcher paper now, but only when I need to hold them over cuz sides or people are not ready yet.

Were the ribs "bite through" or "fall off the bone"? Some (most) people love fall off the bone. I want bite through with a little tug. Fall off the bone gets too mushy.

Great color on the ribs. Sometimes I find that hard to achieve. Ribs get too dark - look burnt.

Good, great BBQ is hard to achieve. If it was easy, what would be the point of doing it.

[bbqLuv]

TripleB Right on, great BBQ is hard to achieve.

[Smoker_Boy]

We just say it's hard so we can justify more time spent on the grills.

[bbqLuv]

Johnny Booth I wish I thought of the need to tend the fire before upgrading to a Trager with WIFI that allows remote monitoring. The WIFI was the excuse to justify getting the new Traeger. So, was this a win or a loss?

[Smoker_Boy]

bbqLuv - I thought you said the WIFI broke?

[Johnny Booth]

You’re asking the wrong guy. After a career building global IT infrastructure, I am now anti-tech. This site is my only tool, because it suits my favorite hobby. I just say no to electric cooking.

For example: convinced the family that brisket was best for Super Bowl; but I did not want to miss the game sitting in the back yard. 😕 So I will cook Saturday, giving me two days of wasting time, enjoying myself, and drinking beer. 😁

[Attjack]

If you're drinking cheap beer you might as well do it right.

[Johnny Booth]

Beer wars!!!! 😆🍻

[Panhead John]

It’s Game On dudes! 🍺🍺🍺

[bbqLuv]

Is Budweiser? No, its Bud No wiser.