reheat ribs sous vide?

[bbqLuv]

I reheated frozen BBQ'ed pork spare ribs.
The flavor and color were there, but the bark was soft and the texture was "fall off the bone".

This was my first attempt to sous vide leftover BBQ.
The only advantage I see in using this method it is hands-off.
We normally reheat leftovers in the micro wave or in the oven.

Any tips, tricks, and suggestions will be appreciated.


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[MBMorgan]

I typically avoid SV for reheating. In my experience, more of a slow dry-heat method works better. It (re)sets the sauce (and/or bark) and doesn't seem to extract even more moisture like SV tends to do ...

[SheilaAnn]

+1 here…. I wrap leftover ribs in foil. When it comes time to reheat, I open it up, create a “tray” from the foil and pop in the toaster oven. I might re-sauce if needed.

[randy.56]

I tried the SV for reheat, it works, not so impressed, We either put in a pan of water med heat for about 20 min. Just get them warm to the touch. Or micro wave. They are already in a microwaveable vacuum packed bag.

[shify]

I almost always sous vide ribs to reheat. 145 degrees for 30 min to an hour depending if they were refrigerated or frozen. Then I brush with bbq sauce or hot sauce and run under the broiler for a minute or two. Comes out almost as good as new this way

[fitzoo7]

Interesting, I’ll have to try the broiler method. I think sous vide is the best to reheat, but yes it does come out softer.

[bbqLuv]

I sous-vided the ribs too long and too hot, several hours at 155 degrees.
Thank you for your suggestions

[shify]

bbqLuv - you are only getting it to serving temp, not cooking it or pasteurizing it, so only need to stay in there long enough to heat thru and you can use whatever temp you like.

I find 145 to be a good serving temp but I know others do a bit lower, but I don't see any quality issues using 145 so never deviated from it

[captainlee]

When home we reheat in the oven in foil. While camping they are reheated in foil on the grill. Of course they aren't exactly perfect as right off the smoker but absolutely no issues. If the weather was bad while camping they are vacuum packed and we would, just like all the meats we reheat, drop them in boiling water for a quick heat up.

[smokenoob]

I accept fall off the bone saucy sous vide left over ribs for the convenience. Plus, Joanne prefers fall off the bone. So I eat em and smile 😁

[bbqLuv]

My wife likes fall-off-the-bones also, too. The things we do to please our mates.

[DaveD]

I use SV to reheat almost everything these days. It's the only way to ensure your desired serving temperature with zero additional cooking of the food, which is basically impossible to avoid in any oven or microwave. The only downside is that bark does get soft, but that is an entirely acceptable price to pay IMO.

[Bkhuna]

Same here. I think the problem some have is reheating them at too high a temperature. Since they are already cooked, I SV reheat ribs at 130°F. SWMBO and I are minimalists for sauce. Usually just a little at the table works for us.

[Jfrosty27]

I always reheat ribs in the microwave. Remember they’re fully cooked already so all you need to do is to take the chill off and warm a bit. I cut into individual ribs, put on a covered plate, maybe add a little more sauce, then heat on 40% power for 4-5 minutes. Perfect every time.

[bbqLuv]

I use 40% microwave power to reheat. 👍

[Hulagn1971]

I also reheat sous vide at 130 degrees for 30 minutes max. Definitely helps with moisture content.

[DeusDingo]

i have been freezing my bbq in whole chunks lately and SV them starting in the morning before i go to work at around 140-145 degrees. i don't make that many ribs that i freeze them but for pulled meats/brisket it is absolutely the way to go. so moist and tender

[jfmorris]

I also use the "science oven" i.e. microwave for most reheating tasks, but if I were reheating a rack of ribs using SV, I would go for 140 (food safety temp) and probably no more than an hour.

Last time I reheated ribs I had a full rack that was wrapped in foil, vacuum sealed AND frozen. I just put the foil pack in the oven for about 2 hours at 225 to reheat them from frozen, and they were pretty good.

[Huskee]

For me it's hard to beat the ol' microwave for reheating pork ribs. Quick and no loss of quality as far as this camper can tell.

[mgaretz]

I don't SV ribs to reheat. I put them on a foiled tray in the toaster oven at 375F for 15 minutes.