Rajun Gardener said:
Those look awesome Mike!! Why did you say they were the juiciest? What did you do different?
Love that smoke ring too, did SR add celery salt to that rub or did you put them on cold? We need to know these things.
Awesome cook Bro!
Thanks! The only thing I can think of that I did differently was cooking them for a shorter period of time than I used to do. I'm always so hellbent on ribs being a 6 hour cook, that I probably used to overcook them a lot. "3:2:1" has been burned into my brain from reading that shit online for so long, haha. These took about 4-4.5 hours, then I pulled them. I did 2.5 hours open smoked, 1 hour wrapped with about 1/2 cup of apple juice, then 1 more hour (maybe a little less: 35-45 minutes) open smoked. Spritzed with apple juice every hour or so.
As soon as I saw the bones starting to peek out the sides when I unwrapped them, I knew I wasn't gonna keep them on much longer. I'm glad I got over that "6 hour" mental block
Not sure what Shorerider puts in that rub, but it's absolutely delicious, man. Just a little bit of sweet, but super savory. Complimented the ribs very nicely. I really hope he lets that secret out though!
I didn't put them on cold. I usually take them out of the fridge, rinse them under cold water, and hit them with rub, then leave them on a platter in the kitchen. I go get the charcoal going outside while the ribs come up to room temp. My smoker heats up pretty quickly, so it's not like they're sitting on the counter forever, or anything like that. Usually 30-45 minutes (?)
Thanks for the compliments, bro! I appreciate it!
Not too bad for a Yankee, huh?