Trying something new - smoking individual ribs

[Tye R.]

I’ve read about this and watched a couple of videos. Thought I’d experiment and try smoking ribs that were already cut into individual sections. Dear Bride likes bark, this sounds like a way to get more bark on ribs for her.


smoker set up with some hickory


ribs cut up


rub applied

I plan to smoke them for an hour, then flip the ribs and smoke for a second hour.

 

[Steve Madden]

Very curious to see the results!

edited (thanks GrantT)

 

[GrantT]

Waiting anxiously for the results too!!

 

[Tye R.]

Flipped and spritzed after an hour

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

Interesting and great looking cook, did the ribs stay moist, as you were able to cook pretty fast

 

[BFletcher]

This is weird. I dreamed last night of doing ribs the exact method you're using. Makes me wonder if we watched or heard the same movie or whatever recently, lol. Good luck!

 

[Tye R.]

Kevin, they’re still on the smoker. I’ll wrap them in about 45 minutes. I’ll cook them wrapped for an hour to 90 minutes then I’ll put them back on the grate, sauce them and set the sauce for an hour or until they probe tender. I’m posting updates as I cook - yeah it’s a slow Saturday here

 

[Rich Dahl]

I just stumbled on to this and I'm very interested to see how they come out also. So far they look really great.

 

[Tye R.]

The verdict is not too bad

Out of the foil and setting the glaze.

Finished product


Decent smoke ring. The rub and flavors are a bit more intense. Not a bad rib at all

Pro’s: more flavor. Quicker cook time (4 hours at 250). More bark.

Cons: more work. A bit drier (I could have spritzed more).

In the end I think I’ll do it again.

 

[Tye R.]

Artistic shot of final product

 

[BryanO]

Try “Country Style Ribs“ using that method. I might have the name wrong though. They usually have some loin meat attached. That should help out your negatives. Unfortunately I don’t see them often.

 

[Brad Olson]

I’m posting updates as I cook - yeah it’s a slow Saturday here

A *really* slow Saturday, since it's already Sunday everywhere else...

 

[Tye R.]

A *really* slow Saturday, since it's already Sunday everywhere else...

well it must have been so slow I even forgot what day it was

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

Thanks for the play by play on this cook the ribs looked good but I can see how they could be a bit dryer, but as you said spraying a little more might cure that , so we will do another play by play on this revised cook?
I hope so.

 

[CaseT]

Looking tasty! I like doing beef ribs this way, but with a hotter pit. I've done the individual pork ribs using a modified 3-2-1 method. The braise really helped with the moisture.