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platys
03-15-2010, 10:53 AM
Hi! Last Friday, I posted, desperate for some tips and instruction on how to smoke baby backs on a Weber. My sister had asked for them for my nephew's 1st birthday party. Of course, I failed to practice like I meant to.

Oh, and did I mention I had never done anything with charcoal? Like, at all? But, with you guys' help, plus Swineola, it worked out great.

First, I setup up my charcoal like this - I had three big racks to smoke, and putting the charcoal to one side left me enough room to shingle stack them:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4434243456_be3d65ab3b.jpg

Oh, to get to that point, I had to clean out my sister's Weber, which was totally full of ash. So I dumped it out on the grass. My sister freaked, Which led to my sister running out in her PJs:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4434244024_cdfd2146e3.jpg

So, anyways, I started the charcoal. Kinda. Sort of. I mean, there was some heat, but it was taking forever and I was already behind schedule. So Swineola rescued me, got the fire going. I finally got the ribs on at about 8 am. Which was bad, since the BBQ started at noon.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4434246936_5c6d2fe80a.jpg

I used my favorite Penzey's Galena Street Rib and Chicken Rub. We did get some Yardbird, which we love. But, I grew up without salt (for some reason, the whole entire family stopped using it), so I find it almost too salty. Very scrumptious, but borderline. I knew my family would too. I sprayed down the ribs regularly with a combination of half apple cider vinegar, half apple juice.

So I had a horrible time with temp control, mainly because I didn't know what I was doing. I had it at 230 to start, which was sweet. Then, of course, the temp climbed to 350 in no time flat, so I closed up the vents. That, of course, led to the temp being barely 200. So I opened the vents and added some more briquets and woods. Then, I took a shower, and by the time I made it back, the heat was back up to almost 400. Then I closed the vents and blahblah, you get the idea. I never managed to foil them - besides, my sister ran out of foil. But, they still looked super good:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4434256518_da649ea2cf.jpg


I finally got the ribs off at 1, after mopping with Rick Bayless' Texas BBQ sauce and more apple juice and vinegar - which was after most everyone had eaten their fill of brisket and salads and sides. And honestly, they could have spent a little more time on the grill. But, they turned out great - here is me slicing them:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4434256954_12b15b05a0.jpg

And ready for eating:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4433486937_af19e5d00c.jpg

They turned out nice and tender, with lots of good smoke flavor. People said they loved them. Most everyone had a rib, but by the time I got them out and ready, it really was too late. Which made my sis and mom happy, because they got the left overs. :)

It turns out though, that the birthday boy LOVES the ribs - here is him deciding he'd rather keep chewing on his rib, instead of eating his birthday cake:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4433490239_11710989f7.jpg

He had another one for dinner that night, and another rib for dinner last night. They must have been tender if a one year old with three teeth can manage them. :)

Saiko
03-15-2010, 10:56 AM
Love that last pic! :clap2:
Glad everything worked out for you in the long run.

MikeR
03-15-2010, 11:02 AM
Looks good to me- Congrats- and you should be hooked now.

Ron_L
03-15-2010, 11:22 AM
How dare you dump potential fertilizer on her grass! :-D :-D :-D

Nice looking ribs! I'm glad that the birthday boy liked them!

Phubar
03-15-2010, 11:25 AM
Wtg!

platys
03-15-2010, 11:29 AM
How dare you dump potential fertilizer on her grass! :-D :-D :-D

Nice looking ribs! I'm glad that the birthday boy liked them!

I tried telling her it was fertilizer, but it probably didn't help that I didn't spread the ashes out much. :)

Swineola
03-15-2010, 05:21 PM
The ribs were super tasty and Platys did a fantastic job. She is completely hooked on the BBQing now so all I need to do is mess with the fire and supervise. I do believe this could actually make me fatter. :-).

bbqbull
03-15-2010, 05:39 PM
Great looking ribs, the baby chewing on the rib is a great picture!

platys
03-15-2010, 05:46 PM
The ribs were super tasty and Platys did a fantastic job. She is completely hooked on the BBQing now so all I need to do is mess with the fire and supervise. I do believe this could actually make me fatter. :-).

And one of these days, I'll get the hang of the fire part. Swineola's only job will be to go out and buy far too much meat for us to eat! :boxing:

platys
03-16-2010, 11:12 AM
My sister has insisted that I post this video of my nephew refusing to eat his cake, and chomping on his rib instead. My mom even put the rib in his cake, and he still just grabbed the rib. It is unbelievably cute, at least if you like babies with ribs.

http://video.ak.facebook.com/cfs-ak-ash1/27587/000/629/1093479955303_31776.mp4

bigabyte
03-16-2010, 12:21 PM
Looks great! Cute kid.:cool:

Mr. Bub
03-16-2010, 12:34 PM
Lookin' Good! I usually don't use the briquet holder contraption. But the pictures tell the story and the results look awesome. You can't argue with a rib lovin' baby!

Big George's BBQ
03-16-2010, 01:09 PM
The last Pic is Priceless. Sounds like a first time success

platys
03-16-2010, 01:12 PM
My sister reports that last night, her husband was microwaving some of the left over ribs for a pretty long time. When she asked why, he was like "They are still pink! They won't cook!" She had to explain the concept of "smoke ring". :)

(Of course, she also refuses to believe that meat has a grain. This came up because it took about four of us to figure out how to slice the brisket.)

Update: I just remembered I had pics - my old 5th grade teacher and her husband supplied the brisket. It was awesome.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4434253332_24779fbf53.jpg

And all sliced:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4433481345_fb9b45b3da.jpg

cvan
03-16-2010, 01:42 PM
One year old He's such a Q little guy.
Keep him eating the Q and Teach your sis and bro law about this site so they can get ed Q ated.
You have to show them the pron on here and it should fling a cravin all over them.
YOU DID GOOD.

Chef Jim
03-16-2010, 03:37 PM
Good lookin ribs, Will you cook for my Birthday? I'm just a little bit older now!

MikeR
03-16-2010, 03:50 PM
The ribs were super tasty and Platys did a fantastic job. She is completely hooked on the BBQing now so all I need to do is mess with the fire and supervise. I do believe this could actually make me fatter. :-).

This does seem to be a common side affect.

platys
03-16-2010, 04:26 PM
Good lookin ribs, Will you cook for my Birthday? I'm just a little bit older now!

I don't know, my nephew paid me in snuggles. I'm not sure Swineola is going to let me snuggle grown men. :)

landarc
03-16-2010, 05:43 PM
Nice looking cooking there Platys, I think you did fine. Fire control over charcoal is a skill that takes time to learn. There seemed to be no complaints. Good to know that ribs can be eaten with three teeth as I get older.