Weeping ribs...Real or internet hoax?

kennyd0118 · Jun 4, 2017

Making ribs today. I usually smoke, foil, unfoil and sauce.
I'd love to make weeping ribs but every time I've tried it doesn't work. (no foil of course). Is it because I use a rub based on brown sugar? Smoker is a BGE set to 250-275 F.
Any help out there?
Thanks,
-Kenny

dadsr4 · Jun 4, 2017

I've had it happen while cooking on a kettle and I never wrap. A lot of sugar in the rub could hide it, I guess. It's just the juices bubbling up from the meat. It disappears while the meat is resting or cooling down.
There are many people cooking ribs on Eggs without needing to wrap. Maybe one of them can be more specific.

Fwismoker · Jun 4, 2017

There's definitely nothing magical or mythical about "weeping" It's only the rendering of the fat. Every single time I rotisserie my ribs this is what I see. There's no magic temp or technique involved.

TroyA65 · Jun 4, 2017

When I do ribs neked I see it but I'm cooking a little hotter in that case. Closer to 325.

bwram1 · Jun 4, 2017

I've seen my ribs weep when running at 275 on the Bandera. Almost made me shed a few tears of joy.

smoke ninja · Jun 4, 2017

Oh they're real

kennyd0118 · Jun 4, 2017

dadsr4 said:
I've had it happen while cooking on a kettle and I never wrap. A lot of sugar in the rub could hide it, I guess. It's just the juices bubbling up from the meat. It disappears while the meat is resting or cooling down.
There are many people cooking ribs on Eggs without needing to wrap. Maybe one of them can be more specific.

My rub is 50/50 spice mix and brown sugar.

Fwismoker · Jun 4, 2017

kennyd0118 said:
My rub is 50/50 spice mix and brown sugar.

I really doesn't have anything to do with rubs or even temps. Like i said it happens every single time for me but some ribs will do it more than others. Every rib is it's own animal .... so to speak. lol

Now if you're cooking hot and have a higher sugar rub the dark bark could maybe obscure it.

landarc · Jun 4, 2017

Every cook, the ribs will weep, unless I wrap them. If I am cooking in racks, my preferred method, it can be missed. Doesn't matter what temperature or rub you use. When the ribs render fat and liquid, they weep

kennyd0118 · Jun 4, 2017

landarc said:
Every cook, the ribs will weep, unless I wrap them. If I am cooking in racks, my preferred method, it can be missed. Doesn't matter what temperature or rub you use. When the ribs render fat and liquid, they weep

This is my thought. I always cook on racks so they are standing up. I can fit more that way. I guess I need to buy an extra large egg or even better, a Primo if I can find one.:heh:

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