Here's the situation. Driving about 3 hours to a barbecue tomorrow (the northeastern kind on a grill). I offered to smoke some spare ribs. Since I like to finish my ribs with the sauce on the grill, I figure I can smoke here, transport, and then grill.
My questions is this. Would it be better to smoke them tonight, refrigerate, transport cold, and then grill? Or should I smoke tomorrow morning, trnasport hot, and then grill? My concern is letting too much time pass while the meat is hot may be a risk.
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