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Second smoke in model 50 was baby back ribs from costco. The three racks were a total of 7.2 pounds all about the same size. I tried a different rub on all three racks. I put the rub on then foiled the smoker put in my wood then put the ribs in. The rub was on for maybe fifteen minutes before going in and turning on smoker to accidentally 130 degrees. Reset that to 230 after about a hour yes stupid mistake but won't happen again. Reset timer for 3 hours and put on some bbq sauce only on the top then reset timer for 35 minutes. The ribs came out just right nice look meat was tender not dry.

Now my problem is each of the racks of ribs was very spicy. I put enough to cover the meat on both top and bottom but do not think I overloaded them by any means. The rubs I used were Stuubb's bbq spice rub, everglades cactus dust, and Emeril's rib rub. I would not think any of the three would be so overpowering. The spots that had the bbq sauce were about right but I would like to not have to put sauce on everything to make it taste good.

So my question is that this does not seem right does anybody have a suggestion for the overpowering spice rub?

I did not find a similar topic and have been reading these forums for the better part of three weeks to try and learn prior to getting started. Sorry for the long post just trying to give as much info as possible.
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If it's too spicey, that's the rub and just too much of it. Each rub is different after it cooks. Some will leave almost no taste and others will leave a strong taste. If one takes a cup per rack and one takes only a teaspoon, that's okay. I can't really explain the "right" amount of rub to put on your ribs.

You just need to Try some tests with them, on the same rack of ribs, put the amount you did on one half and half that amount of the other half of the rack. Then taste.

Don't do it with sauce, that way you can test the rubs themselves. You can always add sauce at the table while your testing.

You can also cut the rub if it's too salty, try some sugar?

Hope that helps.

Smokin'
Well,since we can't see and judge the amount,it is difficult for us to judge.

Smokin' would always say,take careful notes on each cook and those things you don't like,adjust- one at a time.

Other than that ,put some of each rub in your hand,and taste it.

How much would you put on a pork chop,or a steak,at the table?

Ribs may have a very small amount of meat,to total weight.

How much should go onto each bite?

As Smokin' says,if it was a sweet sauce,that may have been the balance you were seeking.
Thanks for the reply. I did not take the before pics only have after pics. They looked similar after the rub to the 101's. I also have a notebook just to take notes for smoker. Learned that here on forum never needed one for the grill. The bbq sauce was sweet.

Will try a new smoke this weekend and hopefully take some lessons and produce better results. once again appreciate the knowledge and help.

P.S. How do you post pics?
I've used all three of those spices before. It was the salt content that got ya.

That's why they were better with sauce as the sugar balanced out the salt. Go easy with them next time. You may also try putting them in a bowl and mixing in some sugar before applying.

I remember when I was in high school my best friend's dad used to bring original everglades seasoning back from Florida after visiting family. He'd treat that stuff like gold since, at the time, you couldn't get it in NC.

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