Fresh Spares From The Wrong Side of Town


 

Robert-R

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Was diving the freezer and came across some Fresh Spare Ribs I'd stashed a while ago. Hmmmm.... including rib tips.
I'm a fan of rotisserie, but the rib tips don't work well with that method. Decided to dust off & fire up the stick burner.

The ribs were heavily rubbed with Oakridge Dominator and lightly dusted with Habanero Death Dust.
Cooker was running in the range of 275 - 300*. Used a mix of hickory & cherry for smoke.

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I started this cook about 1 1/2 hours later than I should have & it was getting late.
Foiled the ribs with some #5 (because Rich loves that stuff & had to try it) at the 3 hour mark to speed things up.
Removed from the foil an hour later.

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Squash is done. Copped Cliff's method for cooking them. It works well.

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Ribs, cooked.

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Time To Eat!

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The ribs were real good. Wife loved them.

Not shown was the #5 I drizzled on the ribs.
I added a tsp of red pepper flakes and some healthy blasts of Yucatan Sunshine to it when I made it.
Came out moderately spicy. Not so hot that the wife wouldn't use it.

Total cook time was 4 1/2 hours, so dinner was late. But that happens all the time around here.
 
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Looking good Robert, stick burner did good. I usually add one TBS of Penzeys BBQ 3000 to my #5 but this last batch I used Penzeys Arizona Dreaming which gave it a little more bite.
 
Beautiful ribs. I love the color on those. It looks like you've got a convection plate on that thing. Did you make it?
 
Beautiful ribs. I love the color on those. It looks like you've got a convection plate on that thing. Did you make it?

Thanks, Dustin. Yes I made the plate & also a baffle/heat deflector. They really help with getting even temps from one end of the cook chamber to the other.
 
Some seriously good looking ribs for a 4.5 hour cook, my question is....? wrong side of town?
 

 

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