3rd Smoke (w/ PICs) ABTs and Ribs (Round 2)

[Jeff M]

Hey all,

Figured I'd share the results of my 3rd smoke, gets alot eaiser when you keep using the WSM. Ended up using Royal Oak which turned out to be briqs instead of lump (didnt read the bag) so cooked on those instead of Kingsford and I thought they lasted longer and didnt have as much ash.. also seemed to hold temps better but I could be completely making this up.

Anyhow, did ABTs and Ribs (2nd try)

First ribs I cooked on the WSM were a little under cooked and a bit tough so this round I went with 4 hours on, 2 hours foiled and 30 mins with sauce.. turned out extremely tender.. definitly overcooked but they were for the family and thats the way they like them. Think Im gonna try spares next time.

ABTs are amazing, my wifes new favorite snack.. lessened the blow of me buying another toy to add to my new BBQ smoking collection..

 

[Jay Benham]

those ribs look fantastic

 

[Tom Chips]

Yeah, those ribs look like competition fare. ABT's are definitely addicting! Good work



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[Toby Keil]

Great looking ribs Jeff ! The first time I made ABT's my wife went nuts for em as well. Definitely try spares and after you have trimmed them up, smoke the trimmings and eat them as a snack or smoke them and use them in BBQ beans.

 

[Dave Bethke]

Great looking food.

As for the charcoal used, IMO it had more to do with this being the third cook in the WSM.

 

[r benash]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Toby Keil:
Great looking ribs Jeff ! The first time I made ABT's my wife went nuts for em as well. Definitely try spares and after you have trimmed them up, smoke the trimmings and eat them as a snack or smoke them and use them in BBQ beans. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

What Toby says. Trim them St. Louis and cook the tips and skirts separate and the same way. Great for snacking and great in beans. Better yet, this last time I took all the skirts, ends and tips and pulled/shreded the meat from them. Great for "pulled rib" sandwiches or too mix some in with pulled pork or use for chili.

By the way - those ribs and ABT's look great!