Hey everyone. Got a question...for the 4th I smoked 2 slabs of Smithfield Natural Baby Backs following Meatheads Last Meal Ribs recipe. Using an OKJ Bronco 225-230 steady temp...they came out great, but I had them in for over 8 hours and finally pulled them even though I thought they could have gone a hair longer...do I just chalk it up to the meat doing what it was going to do? They did turn out really good, just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on why it took so long. CHEERS!
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I cook ribs around 250F ... and back ribs at that temp typically take about 4 hours. Sometimes, though, they get grumpy and stubborn and take 5 or even 6 hours.
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Yeah this happened to me on my last rib cook. Nearly 7 hrs at 235*. No wrap. Spritz every hour. Sometime you just gotta be patient.
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I always plan on a cook going longer than expected . The variables are just unpredictable. I always smoke ribs the day before and on the next day place them in rib racks over coals to heat up and finish off with sauce if wanted. This seems to render more of the solids and open up charred flavors. Looking at those ribs it was time well spent, great job.
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What did the ribs weigh?
I normally try to get bb racks about 2.5 lbs.
Lately the Kroger has been packaging them at 3.5-4 lbs by adding loin meat.
Those take a bit longer.
Still, those ribs look great. If they take 8 hrs every time and come out like that everytime, I would cook 8 hr ribs
If the bark was good, and the smoke was good, and the texture was how you like..... Don't change a damn thing
And that maverick is a solid unit. Mine served me well even after it partially melted.Last edited by BFlynn; July 5, 2020, 06:20 PM.
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Ya done good, but there's a lot of meat on those ribs, so I don't think the time is way out of whack. Take the amount of meat on the ribs into account when you make your cookin' plans and add time when you have very thick ribs.
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