Doing my first set of BBacks toady and wondering if it would be best to apply my BBQ sauce after the the first check and turn (3 hours into the Q) or should one wait to apply the sauce while munching on the ribs?
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maddog - The opinions on this subject are as varied as the good folks that post them. My family prefers basted at the 3 hour turn & baste again 30 minutes before they are done. They LOVE em wet. But last nite I served them some seasoned only with 2 parts brown sugar & 1 part CS Rib Rub. Very tasty and no sauce. I put sauce on the table, but no one used it. Their opinion? They LOVE em dry too. 
bob
bob
Basically the question we've talked about a few times..
Dry vs. Wet
If this is your first time, keep it simple. If you haven't used the smoker much and don't know how long it will take be careful trying to do too much.
If you have a couple of racks, do one wet and one dry. Use a good rub on both of them, and as cadillac says, put some sauce on them toward the end of the smoke.
If you put sauce on too early, two things happen. 1, makes it hard for the smoke to penetrate the sauce and get to the ribs 2, if the sauce has a lot of sugar in it, they can burn easily.
Keep good notes whichever way you try it.
Smokin'
Dry vs. Wet
If this is your first time, keep it simple. If you haven't used the smoker much and don't know how long it will take be careful trying to do too much.
If you have a couple of racks, do one wet and one dry. Use a good rub on both of them, and as cadillac says, put some sauce on them toward the end of the smoke.
If you put sauce on too early, two things happen. 1, makes it hard for the smoke to penetrate the sauce and get to the ribs 2, if the sauce has a lot of sugar in it, they can burn easily.
Keep good notes whichever way you try it.
Smokin'
I just love the ribs with the smoke and rub. Sauce on the side. But I've had them already sauced and am not against that either. I think it depends on how hungry you are and your hormone levels maybe.
I put my BBack ribs on at 9am after seasoning with various rubs. I set to 200. At 5pm I open the door for the first time and drench with sauce. At 6pm I eat. I put in 12 full racks in my 008. racks touching, butting up to each other or even a little overlap has no negative impact.
If guests arrive late...I'll put the 008 at 150 on hold...and even once ate at 8pm. They were super.
If guests arrive late...I'll put the 008 at 150 on hold...and even once ate at 8pm. They were super.