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PIC -- Tennassee meets Texas babybacks PIC

FM Former Member
All I can say is I must just be lucky. I did my first 2 racks of baby backs in the 040 this weekend and they were about as close to perfect as you can get. My preferance is Memphis dry ribs but my days in Houston force me to add a little red sauce (sparingly!). I call these my TN meets TX Babybacks. A generous rub of Memphis Mae's dust and just a kiss of spicy red sauce for the last half hour. 2oz of hickory & 1oz of apple for the smoke.
These cooked for 4 1/4 hours at 225 and had a great texture. They peeled cleanly from the bone but still had enough bite on the meat to keep eveyone happy. I don't really like "fall off the bone" ribs. They always seem to be a bit to mushy for my taste.
Let me know what ya'll think.

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FM Former Member
Thanks Smokin', Yes, I now have my first "ribs" entry into the Smoker Log Book. My wife and kids call me the Smoker Geek!
I need to send you many thanks, your Ribs 101 tips were very helpful. They really gave me the info I needed to form my game plan.
In my old charcoal pit I always resorted to foiling ribs to keep them from drying out. Not with the CS (although it was hard to resist the urge). These were very moist and tender.
The wife has already asked how many racks I can fit in the 040, I think she wants to have a party!
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cal 2cal 2Member
I'd say that's a fine job for the first batch.

If you decide to load that smoker all the way up, some cooks would rotate the shelves part way through the smoke. It seems that the bottom shelf will get a little more direct heat on a full load and yes this will effect your cook time.

Did someone say these smokers were made for briskets? Oh well, I love ribs out of them also!
FM Former Member
Thanks for the tip, Cal. I am hoping to really load it up soon. I wanted to get a feel for how the unit heats up and get a few small batches under my belt before investing in a ton of meat.

I've been using a second probe to monitor the cooking chamber temps on everything I've done so far and I'm pretty confident that the digital display is very close to the actual inside temp, especially after initial warm up.

I really appreciate the forum and how helpful everyone is. This was big reason I chose to go with Cookshack.

kz
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