At what stage do I take baby back ribs if I plan on freezing and eating later?
Well that's about it. I'm smoking 4 whole racks right now on my Egg. Smoked 3 hours, foil now for 2. Since my wife and I usually consume part of one rack, after I take the foil off I put the rack back on the Egg to finish it.
But at what stage do I finish the other 3 racks? Do I take them off after two hours in the foil, freeze them and then freeze them. Then finish them on the Egg or grill later? Or do I finish them all the way now, like the first rack, freeze them and then heat them up later?
John "JR"
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Welcome to the Pit Master Club! Thanks for joining up! I don't cook my ribs using foil, but I would cook them all to completion, then shock in an ice bath and freeze the ones that you are not going to eat right away.
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I cook them 'til they're done (I never wrap), we eat what we want (like you only part of a full rack for the two of us), then vacuum seal and freeze the leftovers in meal-sized portions. I usually strip all of the meat off of the leftover ribs because it saves space in the freezer and because we tend to use the leftover rib meat in other dishes ... like stir fry, etc.
Ribs have to be cooked to above 190 F in order for the collagen and connective tissue to render fully, so reheating to any serving temperature above 140 and below 190 works great. These days I usually use sous vide to reheat, but covered in the oven works, too.
That’s what I do except I keep them on the bone. Cook until finished. Vacuum seal leftovers in a meal size. Reheat via sous vide and brush with sauce and finish under broiler or on grill over direct heat to crisp up bark
Cook 'em how you like 'em! Then vacuum seal for the freezer. I likely use my Anova more for reheating frozen packets of BBQ for later enjoyment than I do for actual cooking.
Thanks, all, for your warm welcome and ideas. I hadn't given a thought to sous vide to warm the ribs. Sounds perfect....just heats em without drying them out. Great idea.
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