Weekend FOTB ribs

[JC in GB]

Was making some ribs this weekend and the wife wanted them FOTB style. I watched Malcolm Reed's FOTB rib method and decided that I was going to use his approach. I got a package of St. Louis cut spareribs from Costco. I made up a batch of homemade BBQ sauce which turned out pretty well. A bit too vinegary for me so I may add more sugar or less vinegar next go around. I added apple juice to the sauce for the flavor and sweetness. May try FCAJ next time I make this sauce. Ribs were rubbed with a simple salt, pepper and garlic powder rub first then I put some Blues Hog original and some Fleet Farm Backyard BBQ rub on the ribs. Ran the ribs for 3 hours at 260F with apple wood for smoke then wrapped with brown sugar, butter and some BBQ sauce I had that I needed to use up. Left those in the smoker for 2 hours. They were FOTB after this but I needed to sauce them so I unwrapped them and put them back in the smoker and sauced them and left them in for another 10 minutes. The ribs turned out great. Wife said they were the best I have made. I also thought they were really good. Had a great crust and the sauce really worked well. The apple wood smoke really worked well on these ribs. Please excuse the last picture. I was so eager to taste the ribs after coking that I pulled almost a full rack off them and onto plates before I got a picture.

JC

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

Fall Off The Bone gets a bad rap from the "Purists".

Sterling Ball comes to mind.
He once said that he'd "like to kill the man who invented the 3-2-1 method".
Yeah, Sterling. Real intelligent comment.

You fix what you like.
More accurately, fix what your wife likes.

 

[JLinza]

I wouldn't say no, looks darn good

 

[texomakid]

I'm a FOTB rib guy myself. Those look great JC!

 

[SmokinEdge]

No way I’d say no to those, looks excellent JC. Sometimes you just need soft ribs and those are picture perfect.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Nice looking ribs! Just did single ribs using vortex last night... hard to say no to any ribs! Even better your wife loved them!

Ryan

 

[normanaj]

My wife prefers FOTB too that's why I split racks and and hers get wrapped to finish and we're both happy.

 

[bbqbrett]

Fall Off The Bone gets a bad rap from the "Purists".

Sterling Ball comes to mind.
He once said that he'd "like to kill the man who invented the 3-2-1 method".
Yeah, Sterling. Real intelligent comment.

You fix what you like.
More accurately, fix what your wife likes.

I prefer competition style ribs that you can get a good bite out of. But if someone else is cooking and has FOTB to offer me I sure ain't gonna turn em down.

 

[bbqbrett]

Looks really good JC! I could chow down on those for sure!

 

[millerbuilds]

Great looking ribs, I will take a plate!
FOTB gets a bad rap which is not fair. It is personal preference, we have a split household, so I end up making 1 rack of each.

Great work,

Jason

 

[Redicans]

They look fantastic to me!! I would gobble up a plate of those!

 

[Astralogics]

I can't even blame you for taking some for a plate before snapping the pic. With it looking like that, I would have inhaled them before I the thought would have even crossed my mind! FOTB ribs are nice once in awhile, I need to change it up otherwise I just get bored and avoid it for awhile. And if the wifey likes it and is happy, so are you!

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Was making some ribs this weekend and the wife wanted them FOTB style.

JC

HAPPY WIFE! Happy life.
Bones look awesome.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Nice looking ribs! Just did single ribs using vortex last night... hard to say no to any ribs! Even better your wife loved them!

Ryan

It about time for those! I love eating them cold the next day.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Ribs anyway works for me, and those look great

And Jeff you did good, as now this early morning I want ribs.

Well done , keep smoking up a storm .

David

 

[sandyut]

Looks tasty to me! Nice work! FOTB or a little chew...love them both ways.

 

[Inscrutable]

Looks great!
.
Although I ‘prefer’ dry rub and clean bite, most friends and family prefer sauced and FOTB.

But I’m the Will Rogers of ribs … never met one I didn’t like.

 

[forktender]

Right on Jeff, glad you're using your smoker, I love that thing.
I just painted my new offset smoker yesterday, and cured the paint and seasoned the inside. I'm not sure what I will smoke first in it, it seems to maintain temps super easy. Thank god.

 

[JC in GB]

Right on Jeff, glad you're using your smoker, I love that thing.
I just painted my new offset smoker yesterday, and cured the paint and seasoned the inside. I'm not sure what I will smoke first in it, it seems to maintain temps super easy. Thank god.

I love my Stump's Baby. One of the best purchases I have made. Works great in the cold Wisconsin weather.

JC