3-2-1 method for smoked ribs

[FMCoug]

I would guess 4-5 hours.

Agreed if we are talking baby backs. St. Louis more like 5-6.

[kccougar]

Success smoking straight through at 225 for 4.5 hours. I think I still like JL's method best, but this is good to know when I just need to set it and forget it.

JL rub (applied a little too heavily) and Famous Dave's Sweet and Sassy sauce - not my favorite sauce, but it's all I had on hand in the way of a sweet sauce.

[Green Monstah]

Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I tried the Lebowski Texas Crutch, and I had some of the worst results I've gotten in years. The ribs weren't very meaty, though, so that definitely played a role. I wonder to what extent atmospheric conditions may alter the results.

[FN Phat]

Success smoking straight through at 225 for 4.5 hours. I think I still like JL's method best, but this is good to know when I just need to set it and forget it.

JL rub (applied a little too heavily) and Famous Dave's Sweet and Sassy sauce - not my favorite sauce, but it's all I had on hand in the way of a sweet sauce.

Makes my mouth water!

[FN Phat]

Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I tried the Lebowski Texas Crutch, and I had some of the worst results I've gotten in years. The ribs weren't very meaty, though, so that definitely played a role. I wonder to what extent atmospheric conditions may alter the results.

I've had mixed results until I dialed it in. Too many variables to have a "fool-proof" method, IMO.

[mtnbiker]

We had a successful cook today with a 3-pack of baby back ribs from Costco. I put Spade L Ranch pork on 2, but ran out and only had some Memphis Dust around, so I used that. I cooked close to the JL method, but did about 2.5 hours on the smoke process, at 180, then 2 hours at 275 double-wrapped in foil with 2/3 cup apple juice, then about 45 min with bbq sauces. I used Sweet Baby Ray's on the Memphis and one of the Spade racks, and Trader Joe's on the other Spade. They were all really good, but the winning combination was the Sweet Baby Ray's with Spade L Ranch. It was really tasty. We're definitely glad we got the Traeger, but it does limit our eating-out options, because everything else pales in comparison to what we've cooked on it.

[Drunk Tank]

I've had mixed results until I dialed it in. Too many variables to have a "fool-proof" method, IMO.

This is true of all BBQ. There are always going to be slight variations or adjustments to be made. No two cooks will ever be the same and the same can be said with the results. It is impossible to have a set "recipe" for BBQ. There are too many variables. Heat, humidity, meat quality, etc...

[FN Phat]

Being inspired by sizzles effort a day or so ago, I am doing my family (parents, sister and her girls and my brood) a few racks of ribs!

[lambdacoug]

I smoked the ribs in the 4th for 4 hours then finished them off in the oven for 1.5 hours. They turned out just a tad dry. I'm doing spare ribs tomorrow and I'm going to try this 3-2-1 method.

[FN Phat]

Being inspired by sizzles effort a day or so ago, I am doing my family (parents, sister and her girls and my brood) a few racks of ribs!

Effin Traeger! The damn thing kept tripping the breaker. I cleaned out the auger and took the hopper off and every time I turned on the smoker the fan would turn on for a split second and a breaker would pop. That quick. I got to believe it is the fan motor of the auger.

[lambdacoug]

I smoked the ribs in the 4th for 4 hours then finished them off in the oven for 1.5 hours. They turned out just a tad dry. I'm doing spare ribs tomorrow and I'm going to try this 3-2-1 method.

Doing something else instead. Saving this for a later date.

[FN Phat]

Effin Traeger! The damn thing kept tripping the breaker. I cleaned out the auger and took the hopper off and every time I turned on the smoker the fan would turn on for a split second and a breaker would pop. That quick. I got to believe it is the fan motor of the auger.

I'm at a lost now. We hooked the traeger up to a non GFCI outlet and it is working like a charm. All the outlets at the lake are GFCI protected. I guess it draws too much for the GFCI. Is anyone else experiencing the same?

Back to the ribs, I have three baby back ribs on (1 pork spade L, 1 Butt Rub, 1 JH's Apple Chipotle) and four racks of lamb ribs that my dad had lying around in his freezer (2 in pork spade L and 2 JH's Apple Chipotle). I am anxious to see how well the lamb ribs come out.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'm at a lost now. We hooked the traeger up to a non GFCI outlet and it is working like a charm. All the outlets at the lake are GFCI protected. I guess it draws too much for the GFCI. Is anyone else experiencing the same?

Back to the ribs, I have three baby back ribs on (1 pork spade L, 1 Butt Rub, 1 JH's Apple Chipotle) and four racks of lamb ribs that my dad had lying around in his freezer (2 in pork spade L and 2 JH's Apple Chipotle). I am anxious to see how well the lamb ribs come out.

I had this same problem. I had an electrician come out and rewire the outlet by my Traeger so that it is not on the GFI of my garage. No problems now.

[FN Phat]

Best ribs have done yet. The John Henry's Apple Chipotle was the favorite by far, although a bit over cooked (too close to the edge). I didn't have any apple juice on hand so I used some pomegranate juice and cut it 50/50 with apple cider vinegar. Success! The Butt Rub came in second and was cooked to perfection and the kids ate a whole rack (my 3 year old ate 5 ribs himself) of the Spade L despite being a bit over cooked (too close to the edge on the other side). All of the ribs were smothered with Sweet Baby Ray's. The lamb ribs had a really good taste up front but a rather gamey after taste. I didn't care for them but my dad made short work of the three racks that were left over. I took a raspberry chipotle sauce and smothered the racks and then topped it off with some SBR. Sorry for the blurry cell phone pics!

[thesaint258]

Those ribs look absolutely delicious. They put yesterday's North Carolina barbeque to shame.