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Jeekinz

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....as Raichlen would say.

I was able to split some apple wood a tree company gave me over the winter. Man, is that stuff dense.

Five hours of apple smoke and an hour in a 275 deg oven.....they just fell apart.:chef:

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Thanks. I can't believe how juicy and tender this batch came out. I'm getting closer to a real TNT smoked rib recipie.
 
QSis said:
Are those very meaty ribs, Jeekins? They look fantastic!

Lee

It was a rack of babybacks. They had quite a bit more meat than the spares I usually make. I think the ribs cost $12 from the supermarket.
 
How yummy!! I miss red meat!! Dh still can't eat that. I would kill for a brisket or ribs right now!! Good job Jeekinz!!
 
Did you use any kind of rub on them first? I did ribs last night too but I just didn't have the right kind of rub and I had to "hurry" them because I didn't start them in time.

Yes, I ditto what AllenOK said!!!!!!!!!!
 
texasgirl said:
How yummy!! I miss red meat!! Dh still can't eat that. I would kill for a brisket or ribs right now!! Good job Jeekinz!!

It's the "other white meat"

Thanks for the compliments folks.

No rub on these, just OO S&P. I used apple juice/brown sugar mop and placed a tin of apple juice in the smoker.;)

I topped them off with my bourbon BBQ sauce.
 
I discovered apple wood a few years ago and maintain that there is nothing better for slow bbqing. I have been buying applewood smoked bacon at Trader Joe's and the flavor is far superior to hickory. Pecan wood runs a very close second and I love the way chicken tastes on a slow charcoal grill with pecan chips added. Raves!!:)
 
Hi Jeekinz
Those ribs look great, but I'm finding your total cooking time of six hours a bit excessive for baby backs.
I made these spareribs yesterday. They spent 4 hours in the smoker @225*, then were wrapped and place over indirect heat on my gas grill for 1 hour.
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I once saw a trick where you pick the rack half way up with a set of tongs, if the rack starts to split apart, it's done. I have also learned you can't use a clock when smoking. I've had country spares done in 4 hrs. and in 6 hrs.....go figure.:wacko:

Your ribs look real tasty though.;)
 
DramaQueen said:
I have been buying applewood smoked bacon at Trader Joe's and the flavor is far superior to hickory. :)

Oh, Drama! Try smoking storebought bacon over cherry wood! Incredible!

Lee


 
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QSis -

It's always a Drama when you make something you can't share with everyone looking at your results, and they look *tasty*.

Crash & Jeekinz are just teasing the rest of us. You are just adding to the drama ;-(\

Stop it already ;-)

Casper

P.S. I will soon be smoking with a cheap Brinkman model (know you likely know which one I speak of). But want to actually do the mods needed to make it a lot more friendly. I also have a dual remote probe setup so I won't have to open it often, and plan to use primarily lump, and a few select dry woods.

Once I actually engage, I will have to make you guys drool to ;-) Just need to convince the wife to fork over the digital camera ;-)

Well.... I will try. Just have to actually make the time for the mods.
 
mudbug said:
Men
Fire
Pork

yeah, it's beginning to be summertime

ROFL! I like that one!

Personally, for me anyway, it's:
Men
Fire
Meat

Heck, we're having the club's Invitational Tourney this week, and I've been working like a dog for the past two days. Yesterday, we smoked off two small whole pigs.
 
Allen,

I've been trying like heck to find a replacement spit and forks for my roaster. I can't find one anywhere. The motor has a 3/4" recess and it needs to be at least 36" long before the handle.

This roaster can handle a whole suckling or a few turkeys, so it has to be pretty beefy. (no pun intended)
 
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