Initial smoke time for spares?

42BBQ · Aug 25, 2010

I just picked up two racks of spares (single pack) at Costco. They are about 8.5# total weight. I plan on trimming them into St. Louis cut spares before I smoke them. My question is how much time should I give them naked on the smoker before I foil? Using a UDS, first time with ribs, don't want to screw it up. Thanks. Planning on following an APL recipe, will foil for 1.5 hours, unwrapped for 20 minutes, sauced, back on for 30. My drum will hold 225 to 250 for hours.

bluetang · Aug 25, 2010

I actually quit the foil thing. When I did foil it was between 2 1/2 and 3 hours. On a UDS @ 235

42BBQ · Aug 25, 2010

Thanks bluetang, how much did size affect the time before foiling? Also, out of curiosity, why did you stop foiling?

Dave Russell · Aug 25, 2010

As to the "3-2-1" method, all the numbers are too long if cooking direct in a drum. Just go by appearance, foiling once your ribs look the right color, and don't leave in the foil too long. Also, don't add much AJ at all, if any. Oh, and don't leave on drum much after foiling.

See a trend here?:wink:

42BBQ · Aug 25, 2010

So almost more of a hot and fast technique?

Dave Russell · Aug 25, 2010

42BBQ said:
So almost more of a hot and fast technique?

Cooking direct, the uds cooks much faster, so yeah, it's just like cooking at higher temps. My best ribs recently have been at 275-300, smoked for roughly 2 hr, one hour or so til tender in foil, then just a few minutes to glaze and/or let the grease drip off. If cooking at 250 or just above, you're times might not be that far off.

Initial smoke time for spares?

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