First Ribs Tomorrow

[kanfoush]

I got my 1400 this week. I have seasoned it as per the instructions and tomorrow I am going to do 6 racks of Baby Back Ribs for a family BBQ. I told them if it comes out horrible we will order a Pizza !

I have a dry rub recipe and a BBQ sauce recipe that I have used for a long time on the grill and it is really good so I am going with that tomorrow.

My plan is to lay them flat on the racks and cook them 3-4 hours at 225 with a couple of chunks of Hickory.

I have a few questions that I hoped you guys could answer for me;

1) Do I put the ribs membrane (removed) side down and just leave them that way or do I need to flip them over anytime during the cooking time ?

2) Since I will be using at least a couple of the racks do I need to rotate the ribs from top to bottom at anytime ?

3) Should I put any BBQ sauce on near the end of the cook cycle or just make the sauce and serve it on the side ?

4) With the cook time is there a pretty wide window or is it easy to overcook them ?

Thanks for any input. Looking forward to the maiden voyage!

Dan

[admin]

You do not need to rotate the ribs in your smoker and it does not matter which side you place down. Leave the door closed for however long you smoke them. We think after 4-5 hours in the smoker if you then wrap in foil and put them back in the smoker for at least another hour they come out very tender. You can add BBQ sauce if you want or some add apple juice.
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[kanfoush]

Ended up doing the dry rub and cooking for 4 1/2 hours @ 225 with a couple of chunks of Hickory. AWESOME !!! Next time I will probably cut the time down a little but they were really good, moist. Certainly for a first attempt I couldn't be happier.

Dan