I got put in charge of making my birthday dinner this weekend and I've been wanting to smoke some ribs but I'm going to my folks' house for the weekend and they don't have a smoker. It's a few hours drive so I had to smoke them ahead of time. I called the local butcher shop yesterday and asked if they could have 4 racks of ribs ready for me as I'd be there right before closing time as they closed about 5 minutes after I'd be able to get there. The lady on the phone asked how big I wanted them and I said, "I don't know, full racks?" and she didn't ask any more questions.
I ended up with 50lbs of ribs. Two whole pigs worth. 4 racks. I froze most and threw the rest on my little Pit Boss.

I put a coffee rub on three racks and a Kbbq inspired rub on the 4th. I was a little concerned with the size of them so I just did the standard 3-2-1 method with whatever brand of pellets my wife picked up last time she was at Costco and hoped for the best. I spritzed the rub with apple cider vinegar until it was damp before placing the ribs in the smoker, spritzed them again when I wrapped them and then basted the ribs with the collected juices after I unwrapped them and let them sit for the last hour. Then I let them rest for an hour and then sliced off one each for wife and I to sample in case I screwed things up. They turned out pretty dang good and I get to feel like a proper caveman this weekend. I think it might be my best smoke ring yet.

by Sataypufft

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  1. bbraunst

    That’s wild! I’m guessing this is the whole unprocessed rib, i.e. the baby backs + spare ribs still connected?

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