Famous Davin' some spares with the CS and the grill

Well, what happened? How did the spares turn out? Did an appropriate amount of kissing up occur in a timely fashion? You must tell!

Donna

Donna, the sucking up part was as good as the clerk did in Pretty Woman. The ribs were wonderful, but not the same, nor as good as those at Famous Dave's. Ours were falling off the bone, which means they were overdone. So, going to do a couple of things different next time out.

First, they were a bit carmelized. So, less sauce is called for...just a light mopping.
We could barely see the sauce on the finished product at Famous Dave's.

More important, not sure 2.5 mins per side is a magic number. Maybe our fire is too hot. Or maybe 2.5 mins per side is way too long. Next time out will go for 30 secs per side and a very light basting per slab.

Part of the problem is that FD's is smoking larger spares, guessing about 3 and down with the tips left on. We use 2.25 and downs with no tips. Maybe the larger, meatier bones can take the fire for 2.5 mins per side?

I think everyone loved them but me. There were 4 slabs, 7 eaters (3 women), and no ribs left over. So, the end result was a success for the eaters but a disappointment for me. Shall try again soon.

Double Lazy

DL, you mean to say, when you were in Famous' restaurant, you didn't weigh the slabs?

How CAN you repeat his success without that info?

Just teasing, you figure it out (and DL, you're gonna get a reputation for working, so be careful) and the forum will reap the benefits.

Thanks for the info!

Smokster, too busy stuffing myself and licking my fingers to weigh the slabs.

Going to keep the experiment going. Would love to find those ribs with chine bone off and rib tips on. The 2.25 and downs work great, but I have this urge to dupe Famous Dave's.

Double Lazy