First attempt at smokin'.

[tRidiot]

Neighbor told me to move this little piece of work over into my yard - she's been there three years and never fired it up:

So here goes -

Using apple pellets, rub is a mix of Tony Chachere's, Montreal, paprika, garlic powder and some fresh-cracked black pepper. Got a gallon of apple juice standing by to start the moppin' in a little bit. Set at 225 for now.

Figure around 3 hours total?

 

[tRidiot]

Coming up on an hour... first moppin' time, I think. Should I turn up the heat?

 

[aviator41]

Not sure on the time required but that sounds like a fantastic mix of spices and goodies. You're going to wish you had smoked more than one rack!

I'm drooling!

 

[aviator41]

Keep the heat low, you're doing just fine. That will make them nice and tender!

 

[Biggsly]

When we had the BBQ place, we did our ribs at 225 for about 4 hours.
They are looking good.

 

[Chard]

Low and slow.

 

[snipes]

225 is the right temperature for smoking about anything

 

[jstaylor62]

3 hours on smoke. Then pull them off, wrap them in foil and cook for another 90 minutes. Take them off the smoker, drain off the fat and let them rest in the foil for about 30 minutes. You can let them rest in an empty ice chest.

 

[tRidiot]

Erg, I can't wait that long! lol

I checked the temp... smoker was set at 225 - in-lid thermometer said it was 200, so I figure 225 was probably a reasonable guesstimate at the grate. I went ahead and upped it to 275. I didn't get 'em on the smoker until 5:30, so I don't want it to be 10PM before we can eat. Went ahead and upped it to 275. Gonna go mop with apple juice now.


As for not having enough, this is my trial run! I've got a rack of babyback and a rack of spare ribs and some chicken drumsticks for tomorrow or Sunday - one of my guests doesn't do "red meat". Yes, yes, I know, pork is the other white meat... but she wanted something else, so oh well. More for me!

I got 40 lbs of pellets to run it. 20 apple, 20 hickory. I figure next batch I'll do half and half.

 

[Mr.Glock]

Hmmmmmmm let's see, it only takes a hour to get to Tulsa................... yummy!