Storing Ribs For Heating Later

Former Member

Hi All,
great forum & I'm learning lots & LOTS! I have a question concerning Ribs. I plan on Cooking for a group of people & doin' Baby Backs for about 30 people. I plan on cooking 9 (1/2) racks at a time in a Smokette 3 times a day for 3 days with the event on the fourth day. My question is, could I refrigerate these after cooling & warm them on a grill on the fourth day or do I have to Freeze them? I would rather avoid freezing & thawing if I could. Thanks for your expertise on this matter.

4/17/068:51 PM

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Do you have any ribs racks, you could cut the # of days down, some of the WSM RR's will fit I think?

9 x .5 x 3 x 3 = 40.5 racks or about 1.5 racks per person????

You got some hungry eaters.

I would take them out and get them cold QUICK. Double wrap in restaurant quality plastic wrap (not the store stuff, but the stuff you can get at Sam's), then foil. 4 days is about the limit without freezing.

4/18/067:16 AM

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Thanks for your response Smokin!
Yeah, Hungry eaters alright! My son and a few of his close friends ie High School Football team. Them Boys can & will put a hurt on them Ribs!
I will cook them using Ribs hooks from CS & can manage 9 half racks per load in the Smokette & plan on doing 3 loads per day staring on Wednesday, Finishing Friday evening & then serving them up on Saturday @ Noon.
Thanks again Smokin'

Sal

4/19/0612:27 AM

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I had GREAT luck with cooking a little underdone(and I mean a little) then throwing them on a cookie sheet for a quick trip to the freezer. After they had cooled down, packed in good vac seal bags. Suck the air out - freezer time!

Thawed and re-heated on a charcoal grill with sauce (or not) of your choice.

There were eating them faster than I could heat them.

9/10/089:10 PM

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