Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Kamado Style Cookers => Topic started by: bamabob on August 06, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
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Ribs are my nemesis on the keg. Maybe it's just me but I always think they're good but just not great. Picked up a 3 pack of back ribs from Costco. These things were huge, I cut a slab in half and did one dry rub all the way and the other wrapped and sauced. I'm not sure what back ribs are, I thought they were baby backs but these were bigger than any baby backs I've had. Couldn't believe the amount of meat on them bones.
Anyhow, used the Rendezvous Famous Seasoning to rub both slabs down, and on the keg they went with some Hickory for smoke. The rub doesn't have a lot of salt, just a lot of flavor so after a couple of hours when the ribs were glistening I sprinkled some Bad Byron's Butt Rub on, it's mostly salt. I thought this would be a good cook to compare wrapped vs. unwrapped so I wrapped that front slab after 3 hours with some honey, maple syrup and some of that Commissary Sauce. Put it back on for about an hour and a half before unwrapping. After another hour I sauced the one I wrapped and cranked the heat up from the cooking temp of 250* to around 400*.
These came out really good, I did do something a little different. I kept the top vent wide open starting out, used the bottom vent to control the temp. Once the bottom vent was almost shut all the way I started using the top vent. After around 3 hours the top vent ended up at 3. My theory is that leaving the top vent open allows the steam to escape, instead of circulating back down on the ribs. Also keeps the smoke flowing freely. It worked, these had the texture I was looking for, I've had ribs come out sort of mealy before, these were firm but tender. They were great!
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They look great to me....Costco has good stuff ;D
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Wow! Looks awesome
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Fantastic! Looks great! :)
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Ribs look nice!!! To me ribs are the hardest thing to keep constant the way you like them! Don
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They look great to me....Costco has good stuff ;D
I buy a lot of stuff at Costco. Prime brisket packers and skinless whole pork belly especially.
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Ribs look nice!!! To me ribs are the hardest thing to keep constant the way you like them! Don
X2 on both points ! !
BD
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Delicious looking ribs!
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Nice bones :)
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Dang!
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Thanks everyone.
To me ribs are the hardest thing to keep constant the way you like them! Don
X3 I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets different results with ribs even though I do them the same. I guess the biggest variable is the meat.
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It looks like you may have found your go-to method for ribs on the Keg. They sure do look good.
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Very nice job! They look great.....in fact all of a sudden I Want Ribs! :D
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Nice! ibs two way will win hearts every time ;) ;) ;)
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Thanks everyone.
To me ribs are the hardest thing to keep constant the way you like them! Don
X3 I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets different results with ribs even though I do them the same. I guess the biggest variable is the meat.
Same here. Sometimes my ribs are great and other times I wonder what the heck happen to this cook.
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Bob, you hit those out of the ballpark my friend! Those are making my mouth water!!!