Cooked some loin backs on Saturday. Best cook yet but a bit overdone. Cooked for 4 hours. Did a bend test at 3 hours and there was a visible cracking in the meat. I wasn't sure if they were done and thought there should be rib bones showing throughout the length of the rack. Only a few bones were sticking through so I left them on the smoker. The only good ribs I have had were falling off the bone and foiled so I thought that's how they were supposed to be. Finally took them off at 4 hours and the ribs at the narrow end were dry but the middle ribs were pretty good. Nest time I will take the ribs off when the ribs crack and test them.
Cooked a butterball 10.5 lb turkey today. Through it on at 350 and opened all the vents. 2.5 later, it was done. Very juicy but bland taste. Only rubbed with salt, paper and oil. Will try a fresh turkey next time and brine.
It was a good weekend with the WSM, but I need to get my ribs perfected. One thing I did notice this morning was that there was a reddish rusty looking residue on the inside of my smoker. I did use water in the pan for the ribs on Saturday for the first time. I wiped some of it off with a rag but it took the nice greasy coat I had on the inside. Is I trust and is it harmful?
Cooked a butterball 10.5 lb turkey today. Through it on at 350 and opened all the vents. 2.5 later, it was done. Very juicy but bland taste. Only rubbed with salt, paper and oil. Will try a fresh turkey next time and brine.
It was a good weekend with the WSM, but I need to get my ribs perfected. One thing I did notice this morning was that there was a reddish rusty looking residue on the inside of my smoker. I did use water in the pan for the ribs on Saturday for the first time. I wiped some of it off with a rag but it took the nice greasy coat I had on the inside. Is I trust and is it harmful?
