1st Rib attempt


 
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Josh McKimmy

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For my 4th smoke, I did spare ribs and rib tips along with the pork butt I've been working with since I bought my 22.5 inch. Thanks to this site and the Minion Method, I was able to cook the entire time without adding any fuel (thank God). I adjusted the vents and added hickory and cherry chips periodically, but that was it. The smoke went so much better than the previous three. I had no trouble controlling the temp at all. The pork butt turned out excellent, though becuase I went 50/50 on hickory/cherry this time (instead of 75 hickory/25 cherry like the previous three)it didn't quite have as good of smoke flavor as the previous three.

The ribs turned out...good. Not great, but good. They were juicy and not falling off the bone, which was great, but they were a tad on the sweet side. I did a honey/bbq sauce glaze at the end, which I think would have been good had the original rub had more salt in it. This rub has worked really well on pork butt, but it seems I need more salt for a rib rub. Is that common? Or is it common to use a different rub for butt and ribs?

 
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Hi Josh, It's not unusual to use the same rub on different cuts of meat. It's all about what you like. You can always salt your meat when you add your rub if you don't think the rub has enough salt for some cuts.
Just keep playing and you'll find what works for you. You've made a good start.
 
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As for to sweet are you making your own sauce?Honey/bbq is a sweet sauce, you can add salt to the rub but that is just going to give you a sweet salty taste. If your making your own try starting with #5 sauce and tweak it till you get what you want.

Cherry is a pretty mild smoke so if you want more smoke flavour go more with hickory or oak.
 
I made my own. Three versions: Spicy, Mild(er), and a Sweet/Spicy mix. I mixed honey and the sweet/spicy for a glaze. I'm not sure I'd do that again. That could be where I overpowered the salt in the rub. Probably will try more salt next time and a different glaze.
 
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