I've never made ribs before and I want to notch this on my headboard so to speak. I plan on making them on Monday since I had to take off to watch my 7 month old. So I'll be juggling a cook and a baby at the same time. What could go wrong? Lol.
Anyways, here are the goods, I'll probably only do 1 this first time.
I also have a store bought rub and store bought sauce that I could use. I plan on using apple chips for the smoke. I'm not opposed to making my own rub/sauce but I didn't want to go out and buy a bunch of ingredients my first attempt.
KB will be my fuel source and I want to try the chain method.
I'd like to have this meal ready no later than 5pm as I have to leave for Crossfit by 6. I also want to maybe cut a small section off for my 7 month old so he can have his first ribs sans sauce/rub as I don't want to put him in a sodium coma. I also should be able to document this all during the cook so if you are on the computer monday you'll be able to watch as the magic happens.
This is my plan, point out what I should do different.
I'll remove the membrane from the ribs, then I'll apply the dry rub. Once that is done I'll line up the KB in a nice chain, add apple chips a few spots and start 8-10 briques in the chimney starter. Once those are ready I'll light the chain and put the grate on and let it come to temperature (around 250-300). Once the temp is steady i'll put the ribs on the center of the grate (BONE DOWN???). Now I need more help. When do I sauce it? Do I flip it at all? How long do I let them rest? What time should I actually start all of this to insure that the will be done by 5pm?