Pork Spare Ribs

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I have been doing babyback ribs for approx 3hrs at 275 on the FE100. I did one run of St Louis cut spare ribs for 4.5 hrs at 275. I spritzed them with apple juice at the 4 hour mark. They came out a little chewy on the fringes of the meat although the meat did pull away from the bone (all in one hunk). By contrast, the same rub/spritzing for babybacks at 3hrs produces consistent succulent ribs everytime.

How are you folks doing spares in terms of cooking times?

Yes, I know I can experiment but I dont have time between now and a big graduation cook I have upcoming. Besides, there are not many posts regarding Cook times for spare ribs in the FE100 forum so I thought I would contribute some fodder.

6/3/049:22 AM

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Hi there,

I put them on to the Smoke setting for 2 hours first. After that I spritz them with a water/apple cider mix and turn the heat up to 275ï¿½. Run them there for about 2 hours before I peek again. Spritz with an apple juice/cider mix every 15 minutes or so until I like their flex. Apply a finishing sauce.

6/3/049:51 AM

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I cook spares at 225 for 71/2 to 8hrs on my FE100 on the top rack then glaze at the end . Spray with apple juice the last of the cooking times .

6/3/0410:45 AM

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Thanks for the feedback. I am inclined to stay with the 275 degree setting since I dont have a 225

Seems like I just need to spritz more often. In both cases (babyback or spares) the meat was pulled back from the end of the bones about 1/4 inch. I pushed a toothpick easily between the rib bones and I also grabbed 2 rib bones near the middle of the ribrack and tugged a little. Meat felt tender. Maybe I just got a bad set of ribs. My upcoming cook is not till the weekend of the 12th so looks like I will try another rib run.

6/3/0412:25 PM

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I use the smoke setting for two hours then bump it up to 250 for about two hours. 1 3/4 hr into the 2nd part of the cook, I start checking by giving a little tug on the bones. If the meat comes apart I add a bit a sauce and let cook 20min. or so.
I bought some of the rib racks and am still learning on them as when full, they seem to be a bit close together, thus falling over on each other. Practice, practice!!
Joe

6/3/041:49 PM

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