Speed Ribs (Rib Cook-off)

SirPorkaLot · 02-17-2012, 03:41 PM

So....it appears i am moving from NC to NorCal, have joined the CBBQA and am looking forward doing some comps out here this year.

For the first one I decided to do a little local charity rib contest called: First Annual Relay for life Backyard BBQ Rib Challenge. This is being held at Fat City Driller Supply in Stockton, CA.

Went and signed up at lunch today. Here is the cook schedule for your enjoyment.

Cook's meeting: 8:00am (they are supplying 3 racks of ribs at this meeting to each team)
Start Cooking: 8:30am
Turn-ins: 1:00pm

Really?? 4.5 hours to prep & cook ribs???

So I asked the dude at the counter....how does that timelime work?

he says it's real easy. I cook ribs in my BGE at 220F for 3.5 hours, and they are real tender.

I am now wondering if they will parboil all the ribs for us beforehand....

boogiesnap · 02-17-2012, 03:45 PM

325* for 2 hours, 1 hour in foil...you'll have all the tenderness you want.

from the ribs anyway.

SirPorkaLot · 02-17-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by boogiesnap

325* for 2 hours, 1 hour in foil...you'll have all the tenderness you want.

from the ribs anyway.

Right...but he claimed 220F for 3.5 hours, and he teaches classes for BGE owners at the shop this too.

So I have never tried it, but if ribs are foiled the whole time...maybe you could cook a rack of ribs at 220F in 3.5 hours...maybe.

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kihrer · 02-17-2012, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

he says it's real easy. I cook ribs in my BGE at 220F for 3.5 hours, and they are real tender.

I am now wondering if they will parboil all the ribs for us beforehand....

Maybe they're baby backs. Still, 220F seems a little low for the timeline. I can do BB's at 250 in 3.5 hours.

SirPorkaLot · 02-17-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kihrer

Maybe they're baby backs. Still, 220F seems a little low for the timeline. I can do BB's at 250 in 3.5 hours.

Good thought...I almost ALWAYS cook spares, very rarely cook baby back ribs, as they run 4.99/lb vs the 1.99/lb for spares, and I tend to like spares better anyways.

boogiesnap · 02-17-2012, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

Right...but he claimed 220F for 3.5 hours, and he teaches classes for BGE owners at the shop this too.

So I have never tried it, but if ribs are foiled the whole time...maybe you could cook a rack of ribs at 220F in 3.5 hours...maybe.

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Insert snarky remark about Hot & Fast and the decline of BBQ here:___________________

i love "claims".

go show 'em how it's done.

Bbq Bubba · 02-17-2012, 04:08 PM

Concord to Cali?

WTF you know about ribs anyways? :)

SirPorkaLot · 02-17-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Concord to Cali?

WTF you know about ribs anyways? :)

Apparently very little....but I'm willing to learn.

So it is customary to parboil ribs before of after your grill them at 400F?

deguerre · 02-17-2012, 04:19 PM

Crap John. You just sucked me into commenting in the Comp section. Hope your proud. WTF is up with Moving to NorCal? Thought that was a temporary thing.

SirPorkaLot · 02-17-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by deguerre

Crap John. You just sucked me into commenting in the Comp section. Hope your proud. WTF is up with Moving to NorCal? Thought that was a temporary thing.

It is "temporary"..just a little longer "temporary" than I first imagined.

It looks like 2.5 years, so I figured i should bring my stuff out, and by stuff i mean family

txschutte · 02-17-2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

Apparently very little....but I'm willing to learn.

So it is customary to parboil ribs before of after your grill them at 400F?

Still awaiting Bubba's answer.

boogiesnap · 02-17-2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

Apparently very little....but I'm willing to learn.

So it is customary to parboil ribs before of after your grill them at 400F?

aw man, i didn't mean it like that....

Market Hunter · 02-17-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Concord to Cali?

"I'm going back to Cali...Cali...Cali...I going back to Cali.....hmm..I don't think so."

If you've got 3.5 hours to cook them ribs @225F (with a 1 hour prep, drinking, boxing and walking to turn in added in), you may want to trim 'em as thin as possible. smoke 2 hours and foil the rest. Dunk'em in some sawce as thick as motor oil to make them look better. Finally, hope the judges eat McDonalds a lot.

Good luck!

Bbq Bubba · 02-18-2012, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

Apparently very little....but I'm willing to learn.

So it is customary to parboil ribs before of after your grill them at 400F?

Quote:

Originally Posted by txschutte

Still awaiting Bubba's answer.

Common sense dictates that if u grill before boiling your gonna mess up your bark?

SirPorkaLot · 02-18-2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Common sense dictates that if u grill before boiling your gonna mess up your bark?

Ahh good point.

It is an open cooker event, maybe I should just bring a pressure cooker.
Tenderize them babies up and put a nice char on the outside after.

Thanks for the help!

02-17-2012, 03:41 PM	#1
SirPorkaLot somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-31-09 Location: Homeworth, OH Name/Nickname : John	Speed Ribs (Rib Cook-off) So....it appears i am moving from NC to NorCal, have joined the CBBQA and am looking forward doing some comps out here this year. For the first one I decided to do a little local charity rib contest called: First Annual Relay for life Backyard BBQ Rib Challenge. This is being held at Fat City Driller Supply in Stockton, CA. Went and signed up at lunch today. Here is the cook schedule for your enjoyment. Cook's meeting: 8:00am (they are supplying 3 racks of ribs at this meeting to each team) Start Cooking: 8:30am Turn-ins: 1:00pm Really?? 4.5 hours to prep & cook ribs??? So I asked the dude at the counter....how does that timelime work? he says it's real easy. I cook ribs in my BGE at 220F for 3.5 hours, and they are real tender. I am now wondering if they will parboil all the ribs for us beforehand.... __________________ John

02-17-2012, 03:45 PM	#2
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02-17-2012, 04:08 PM	#7
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	Concord to Cali? WTF you know about ribs anyways? :) __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

02-17-2012, 04:19 PM	#9
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	Crap John. You just sucked me into commenting in the Comp section. Hope your proud. WTF is up with Moving to NorCal? Thought that was a temporary thing. __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog