- Sep 18, 2016
- 10
- 12
So I've been wanting to smoke ribs for a long time, but I was living in an apartment for years, so never really had the chance. Well I moved into a house and got really excited and did some research of smokers. I wanted to do something easy as I have no idea what I am doing. So I bough a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker. I should preface that I live in California, but used to live in Kansas City and have been dying to get some good ribs. So I figured that the best way to do that was to make them. Here is the process that I used:
- Got a pack of 3 babyback ribs racks from costco (membrane was already off).
- Soaked them the night before in beer (Don't remember where I heard the idea, but someone once suggested to help break down the meat a bit and make it more tender).
- Dried them off.
- Put my rib rub (Equal parts black pepper, white pepper, Kosher Salt, brownsugar, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and cumin).
-Then let it sit for a few hours
At this point I did the 3-2-1 recipe/technique.
- Using Mesquite pellets (I am thinking pellets was not the way to go) I smoked the ribs for 3 hours at 225
- Then foil for 2 hours
- BBQ sauce for 1 hour
So overall it was Okay... I felt the meat was too tough especially on the sides. My brother thought the meats were too smokey. My idea for next time is to cut down the temp to 200 and use water soaked wood chips. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Chris
- Got a pack of 3 babyback ribs racks from costco (membrane was already off).
- Soaked them the night before in beer (Don't remember where I heard the idea, but someone once suggested to help break down the meat a bit and make it more tender).
- Dried them off.
- Put my rib rub (Equal parts black pepper, white pepper, Kosher Salt, brownsugar, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and cumin).
-Then let it sit for a few hours
At this point I did the 3-2-1 recipe/technique.
- Using Mesquite pellets (I am thinking pellets was not the way to go) I smoked the ribs for 3 hours at 225
- Then foil for 2 hours
- BBQ sauce for 1 hour
So overall it was Okay... I felt the meat was too tough especially on the sides. My brother thought the meats were too smokey. My idea for next time is to cut down the temp to 200 and use water soaked wood chips. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Chris