How long to smoke baby back ribs

All BBQ smoked Low-N-Slow OR Hot-N-Fast goes here.

Moderator: TBBQF Deputies

jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:40 pm

Hello, I am going to be smoking some baby back ribs this weekend. My smoker will be around 225 to 250. How long do you think it will take. I think I've seen on TV that they say around 4 hours.
davidtxs USER_AVATAR
Davidtxs
Bandolero
Posts: 898
Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:42 am
Location: Plano TX
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby Davidtxs » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:07 pm

2 2 1 method 2 hrs smoke wrap for 2 hours the unwrap for 1 more to finish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7SHAwARiyc


321 for spares
When I grow up I wanna be EITHER

Jethro Gibbs thats TW0 B's Second is for
OR
Redneck Cooker "watch out Trigg"
So If any teams want a reasonable website let me know
Image
jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:18 pm

Thank you David I will give it a try
davidtxs USER_AVATAR
Davidtxs
Bandolero
Posts: 898
Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:42 am
Location: Plano TX
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby Davidtxs » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:26 pm

When I wrap I add some apple juice and use pecan splits
When I grow up I wanna be EITHER

Jethro Gibbs thats TW0 B's Second is for
OR
Redneck Cooker "watch out Trigg"
So If any teams want a reasonable website let me know
Image
meat USER_AVATAR
MEAT
Rustler
Posts: 171
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:01 pm
Location: Not in Texas anymore.. :(
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby MEAT » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:06 pm

There are many variations or time methods and I use a similar 2 2 1 method like Davidtex.
I smoke 2 hours...foil 2 hours...throw my sauce on and grill for a few min ( I like a good bark)
...then foil again for an hour.
Juicey and fall off the bone goodness.
20"x30" custom made pit/smoker by JJ
jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:33 pm

Thanks Meat, I didn't even think about putting them in foil but it sounds like a good plan. I'm going to put some sauce on them at the end too.
egghead USER_AVATAR
egghead
Egg Master
Posts: 4288
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:30 am
Location: Corpus Christi
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby egghead » Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:39 am

3-1-1 is pretty popular as well

When you are in the foil you are steaming the ribs and they will tend to get a little mushy

Taking the ribs out of the foil for about an hour will firm them back up a bit - then sauce for about 20 minutes

My personal preference - I don't foil and I don't cook to time

In the smoke for 5-1/2 to 6 hours (no foil)
Look for a nice pull back on the bones
Use the bend test to decide when they are done

Image

Image

Image

Bend test - slide your tongs half way down the ribs and pick them up - will bend to almost 90 degrees when done
Image

Good luck with it
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself - Mark Twain
XL, Small, and Mini BGE
datsbbq USER_AVATAR
DATsBBQ
Deputy
Posts: 8149
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:15 am
Location: Yorktown, VA
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby DATsBBQ » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:06 am

Are they real baby backs (1.5# and down) or loin backs? Loin backs will take a little longer but actually have some meat on them.
Deputy Dave

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."-Bruce Lee
jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:23 am

Thanks egghead, nice pics my mouth is watering I will try the 90 degree hang................ DATsBBQ I bought them at Sam's Club they are more meaty than the ones I see at other grocery stores.
blackford USER_AVATAR
BlackFord
Rustler
Posts: 167
Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:28 pm
Location: Ohio for now
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby BlackFord » Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:31 pm

sorry. i thought this was deleted before it posted.
Last edited by BlackFord on Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
blackford USER_AVATAR
BlackFord
Rustler
Posts: 167
Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:28 pm
Location: Ohio for now
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby BlackFord » Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:31 pm

Image

^ this is how I do mine. about 3 hours total. right after i set them on and took the pic I adjusted the ribs on the skewers so they didn't touch. cooking them indirectly at about 250 or so with light smoke. I did feel like I needed to rotate them every once in a while because the way my grill is and the way I cook the one was a lot closer to the heat source. I suppose if you have a firebox type you wouldn't need to mess with them.
jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:59 am

Thanks everybody for your helpful tips. I was going to do the 2 2 1 but after I got going I realized I didn't have enough foil. So I just smoked them for 5 hours and sprayed with apple juice and put some sauce on the last ten minutes. I did the 90 degree hang to tell when they were done. They came out great. These baby backs were super meaty and along with corn on the cob and potato salad made a great meal. I tried to attach some pics but when I try to add the file it tells me they are too big maximun size is 256KiB
limey USER_AVATAR
limey
Deputy
Posts: 3681
Joined: Sun May 31, 2009 7:10 pm
Location: Burleson,Texas
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby limey » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:40 am

Great deal on the BBrib cook, there is a help link on photos on the board. Very helpful.
How bout some more beans Mr.Taggert? I'd say you've had enough!
R & O Custom Trailer
Weber 22.5 Gold
Weber 22.5 Smoky Mountain
Oklahoma Joe Longhorn Edition
Limey BBQ Co. Competition Team
datsbbq USER_AVATAR
DATsBBQ
Deputy
Posts: 8149
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:15 am
Location: Yorktown, VA
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby DATsBBQ » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:55 am

jayfrt wrote:Thanks everybody for your helpful tips. I was going to do the 2 2 1 but after I got going I realized I didn't have enough foil. So I just smoked them for 5 hours and sprayed with apple juice and put some sauce on the last ten minutes. I did the 90 degree hang to tell when they were done. They came out great. These baby backs were super meaty and along with corn on the cob and potato salad made a great meal. I tried to attach some pics but when I try to add the file it tells me they are too big maximum size is 256KiB


640X480 resolution preferred, 800X600 Maximum. 8) JPG or Gif only, no bitmaps.
Deputy Dave

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."-Bruce Lee
jayfrt USER_AVATAR
jayfrt
Pilgrim
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Contact:

Re: How long to smoke baby back ribs

Postby jayfrt » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:21 am

Image

Image


Thanks for the help I finally got the pics up

Return to “Smokehouse - BBQ Discussion”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests