Posted in the New Owners forum as well but thought I'd ask here too. Made some beef ribs for the first time this weekend. Pleased with the results but there is room for improvement for sure.
I removed the membrane and trimmed alot of excess fat on the bone side. Dust with rub and on to the WSM as it was coming up to temp. Used oak and 1 small piece of mesquite. Target temp was around 280-290. Unfoiled for approximately 2.5 hours and then foiled after basting with some thinned down sauce for about 45 minutes or so.
The flavor was very good aside from a little too salty. I will adjust my rub accordingly. They maybe could have rendered some more as they are pretty fatty. My question deals with the exterior of the ribs. The exterior on these was very tough and chewy. Any thoughts on how to avoid that for furure cooks? It seems from my limited experience with ribs, if I let them go unfoiled until I really like the color, then I get the tough, chewy exterior. If I foil too soon, then the color is off and they get a little mushy. Any thoughts? Too high of temp, not enough time in the foil, too much, etc?
Thank everyone.
I removed the membrane and trimmed alot of excess fat on the bone side. Dust with rub and on to the WSM as it was coming up to temp. Used oak and 1 small piece of mesquite. Target temp was around 280-290. Unfoiled for approximately 2.5 hours and then foiled after basting with some thinned down sauce for about 45 minutes or so.
The flavor was very good aside from a little too salty. I will adjust my rub accordingly. They maybe could have rendered some more as they are pretty fatty. My question deals with the exterior of the ribs. The exterior on these was very tough and chewy. Any thoughts on how to avoid that for furure cooks? It seems from my limited experience with ribs, if I let them go unfoiled until I really like the color, then I get the tough, chewy exterior. If I foil too soon, then the color is off and they get a little mushy. Any thoughts? Too high of temp, not enough time in the foil, too much, etc?
Thank everyone.
