My first spare ribs cook

[robbanton]

I decided to try the fast spare rib cook but failed miserably and ended up doing a 4 hour and some change one instead. After starting with around 325 on the kettle I couldn't keep the temp up for long after adding more charcoal and removing the water pan. It ended up cooking around 225-250 for the most part.

Here are some photos:


One rib eaten:





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[Travis]

How did they turn out?
How often did you add coals?


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[robbanton]

They came out pretty good but not as tender as I'd like. It seems as though I was adding coals every hour or so and I only used 1 basket full of coals to start with. I think if I let them sit for another hour it definitely would have been better but it was already late.


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[MINIgrillin]

Try wrapping next time. It should produce the tenderness your looking for. I grill for 2 hrs. Wrap for one hr. Then unwrap and place back on grill for saucing and firming up a bit. Works for me. It will take a few times to get it where you want any way you do it. Keep trying. Don't get discouraged. Practice practice.

[Travis]

They kind of looked like they could have gone longer. Normally baby backs take 3-4 hours and spares around 5-6 with those temps. I just noticed there wasn't much pull back from the bone.

I did a rack of backs the other week at 275 and they never got tender, even after wrapping, and I let them run for 6 hours! Had steady temps as well. Have no idea what the hell happened. I wondered if it was the ribs themselves. Maybe just the cook too. Never happened before.

Keep it up man, you're gonna nail it!


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[robbanton]

Thanks fellas. I'm going to try baby backs the weekend if the weather permits. I definitely need the practice.   


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