Smoking ribs - what to go for?

[beermetal2003]

found this place a while ago,have never used them ,but they do boston butt,flat beef brisket,beef short ribs etc. http://www.meatpacks.co.uk/Pork/PorkBellyRibs

[CHokKA]

Well I did the ribs, they were spare ribs as he had run out of baby backs, but they were amazing. I used a rub from my Jeff Phillips Smoking Meat book, but I forgot to coat the ribs in American mustard first. I sprayed them with apple juice whilst they were smoking and it kept them from drying out. I'll definitely do them again!

[essexsmoker]

The mustard is just to help the rub stick, you won't taste it anyway. I normally oil first then sometimes mustard to help.

[CHokKA]

I really wish that I'd had the guts to smoke the two rib beef forerib that I also cooked on the MasterTouch. I just had no idea about timings etc. Has anyone smoked a beef forerib before? It was about 3kg worth of beef. What should I be looking at for times?

[essexsmoker]

Guess you need to decide how you want it, rare, medium, etc then just gonto that temp?

[CHokKA]

Guess you need to decide how you want it, rare, medium, etc then just gonto that temp?

Sorry, yeah, I should have mentioned I want it rare to then let it rest for a bit. I was just seeing if anyone had a rough time estimate. I was cooking for my family and I knew the ribs would take about 5 - 6 hours. I'd have said about the same for the beef rib but if it takes something like 8 hours or so then I'd need to plan for it. If it's less than 5 - 6 hours then that's perfect!

[betawax]

if you have a costco nearby they do great pack (4 large sets of baby backs) which are vacuum sealed.

Always produce amazing smoked ribs - they even work in a weber kettle.

[essexsmoker]

if you have a costco nearby they do great pack (4 large sets of baby backs) which are vacuum sealed.

Always produce amazing smoked ribs - they even work in a weber kettle.

Ooo, how much per kilo?

[essexsmoker]

Sorry, yeah, I should have mentioned I want it rare to then let it rest for a bit. I was just seeing if anyone had a rough time estimate. I was cooking for my family and I knew the ribs would take about 5 - 6 hours. I'd have said about the same for the beef rib but if it takes something like 8 hours or so then I'd need to plan for it. If it's less than 5 - 6 hours then that's perfect!

Oh I see. Wouldn't be long for rare I wouldn't think. Probably best to try it another day though if no one can help...

[KYMO]

if you have a costco nearby they do great pack (4 large sets of baby backs) which are vacuum sealed.

Always produce amazing smoked ribs - they even work in a weber kettle.

Ooo, how much per kilo?

From memory they are about £15 (NO VAT) for about 2.5kg