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    Temp checking ribs?

    More and more posts are mentioning checking the temperature of their ribs. Is this a thing now?

    I tried it on my last cook (250*), and my ribs were at 200* in 2 1/2 hours. But they were definitely not done then.

    Again, is this a thing now? Not being a Luddite, and not trying to make a point about my supposed expertise, but I’ve always just let those suckers go until I can’t wait any longer, at which point I check them and they’re all mahogany and glistening. It’s circular, but they’re done when they’re done.

    What am I missing here?

    #2
    I don’t temp check either. With the thin meat and lots of bones, it seems to me that you are never going to get much of an accurate reading anyhow. Color and bend test tells the story.

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      #3
      I prefer a bend test, however, if I have the racks cut in half and standing in a rib rack, I just insert the thermometer probe to test tenderness. Most times the temp is anywhere from 205-210 internal at tenderness, which is PLENTY TENDER.

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      • Mosca
        Mosca commented
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        I don’t even bend test them. I just look at them and think, "Yeah, those are done," or, "Nope, a little bit more."

      #4
      Temp cook ribs? Hot and Fast, low and slow, bark or no bark, sauced or naked, I am so confussed. So many ways and so little time. Never the less, they are done when they can put a smile on the faces of friends and family.

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      • Jfrosty27
        Jfrosty27 commented
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        No kidding. So many approaches. And all can work equally well if practiced. Just do them the way you’re most comfortable. And they’re done when they’re done.

      #5
      I never temped ribs until Covid came along. Gotta be safe...

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      • Mr. Bones
        Mr. Bones commented
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        Easy, Cowboy!

      • HouseHomey
        HouseHomey commented
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        Smart arse and a funny one too. 😃

      #6
      Temperature doesn’t easily tell you when they are done but when running Wi-Fi probes, it does tell you when it is time to start checking, but you could still be 30-80 minutes out.

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        #7
        Definitely NOT 'a thing', in my Hood!!! Ain't never gonna be one, neither.

        Toothpick works jus fine.

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        • Polarbear777
          Polarbear777 commented
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          Wait, the toothpick is for after you sample the end one right?

        • ecowper
          ecowper commented
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          Polarbear777 well, once I’ve sample each end bone, I might consider a toothpick

        • Mr. Bones
          Mr. Bones commented
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          Mebbe...

          Ain't givin up alla my Lifelong BBQ secrets, in one Swell Foop!

        #8
        And how is this bend test performed, pray tell ? ? ?

        Any and all please feel free to chime in.

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        • zzdocxx
          zzdocxx commented
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          OK I get it, I was wondering if the rib bones themselves had to bend . . .

        • Rod
          Rod commented
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          zzdocxx If you're cooking extra thick baby backs the bend test won't work. By the time it wants to crack, they are way over done.

        • HouseHomey
          HouseHomey commented
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          What Rod said. 👆 Bonsey ain’t gonna steer you wrong either.

        #9
        I check the temp with a Thermapen, parallel to the bones. This just tells me when to do the bend test or probe. Ribs are just another piece of meat, so I don't really approach it any differently than I would any other meat that I would cook low and slow.

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          #10
          Great timing on this Mosca, I’m trying this today for the first time.

          Will try to remember to report back on results.

          Can’t remember if it was fzxdoc or IowaGirl who put the idea in my head a while back, but I figured I’d give it a shot.
          Last edited by gdsim1; August 23, 2020, 05:35 PM.

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          • gdsim1
            gdsim1 commented
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            (For science’s sake, I used the FireBoard with the probe coming into the end of the rack, perpendicular to the bones as they lay flat. Probe was close to but not touching the bones, with the tip over the bone with the thickest loin mean on the rack of baby backs.)

          • HouseHomey
            HouseHomey commented
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            For science purposes only..... how many beers deep?

          • gdsim1
            gdsim1 commented
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            Stone sober HouseHomey

          #11
          Ol Bonesy uses tooth picks, ok with me. Ecowpower uses bent puppies, ok with me. Wibs is Wibs & they should be treated like Wibs. The next thing ya know somebody’s gonna bring out the space between yer thumb & finger. That’s when we pull the fire hose out & give em full pressure. Yup, stretch that line & give it to em. It’s not complicated.

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          • Mr. Bones
            Mr. Bones commented
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            I'm jus an Ol Country Boy, an Cook...

            Fer more than 50 years runnin...

            That bein said, as our esteemed Colleague, Brother, an Pit Dignitary FireMan has pointed out; I've never felt me no need, or even compulsion to consult NASA bout no racka Wibs

          • ecowper
            ecowper commented
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            my puppies like to be bent

          #12
          I do cook ribs to temp. I insert a probe from my Fireboard as close to in the middle, in both directions, as I can between about the 5th and 6th rib on the thicker end. When it hits 185° F I pull them off into a pan and check with a Thermapen. If they are less than 185°F in a few places, I will adjust the position of the probe until the reported temp drops then put them back in the smoker until they hit 185°F again. Then I pull them and sauce and grill off on the gasser over a low fire - 2 coats of sauce on each side - and call them good. Since I do the sauce and grill thing after the smoker, if I wait until they pass the bend test in the smoker, they will be overcooked after sauce/grill, so I sort of have to temp them. I know it seems like a lot of bother, but I'm used to doing it that way.
          Last edited by Dewesq55; August 23, 2020, 05:48 PM.

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          • Mr. Bones
            Mr. Bones commented
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            If it achieves th ribs that yer desirin, then I Fully Endorse yer methodology., My Brother!
            I'd be honoured to fling a fang into one yer ribs...

          • HouseHomey
            HouseHomey commented
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            +1

          • zzdocxx
            zzdocxx commented
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            Interesting, thanks.

          #13
          I've never temped ribs in more than 30 years. It's one of the few things I cook to time, give or take 20-30 minutes.

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          • FireMan
            FireMan commented
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            Never! 👍👍

          #14
          Just give um a poke with a stick. (toothpick)

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            #15
            I always check mine with the Thermapen. I take them off at about 185 F. I like a little pull off the bone.

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