The Texas Crutch

[rat88]

I am on the fence on this one. I have always done 3-2-1 ribs until the last few cooks. I like em a little thicker and a little mushy. I have also always used full spare rib, the last 2 cooks were SLC. Not sure if the difference was the way they were trimmed or the non wrap, but I like 3-2-1 better

[boftx]

Probably the non-wrap was the difference. I also use basically a 3-2-1 on my SLCs and they turn out fine, just a tad overcooked by comp standards but that is how my wife and I like them. I like how SLCs cook more evenly compared to full racks.

[rat88]

My 3-2-1 ribs look like the ribs on the front of the book------>
The meat on the non wrapped SLC was just a little more than bone thick. They passed the bend test, had a good bite and came off the bone clean, but just a little drier and chewier than I prefer

[Sjmueller]

So I ended up doing 2 racks and crutched one and not the other. Honestly not a big difference. Not big enough to go through the extra trouble for sure. No more Texas crutch on ribs for me. For the pit boss review...It was very easy, almost to easy. You just fill the off set box with pellets and then walk away. I filled it almost all the way up. Did an initial burn on high for an hour. Turned it off then back on for the ribs left that going at about 225 for about 6 hours. Then recommend you leave it on 5-10 mins on high to burn off some excess. I forgot and left it on for another hour. The thing is still like over 1/4 full. I honestly feel like I'm cheating using this thing it was great