Labor Day ribs

[Huh? What?]

Suggested to the wife that we smoke/grill something for Labor Day before going to work. Came home to find we are hosting a Labor Day cookout for fifteen people on Sunday.


Picked up 28 pounds of St. Louis style ribs for the main meat.


I made up a rub of brown sugar, sea salt, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, oregano, dehydrated bell pepper, and Parmesan cheese. I did two thirds of the ribs with that.


Then I did a rub of brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, green chili powder, paprika, mustard, sea salt, and black pepper. I did the remainder of the ribs with that.

They are all resting in the refrigerator until Sunday morning.

 

[Bigbears BBQ]

I don't like to put rubs with salt in them on the ribs and let them sit that long. But I may give your rum with the Parmesan a try.

 

[IamMadMan]

Looks good, keep us posted...

 

[Sol00]

Man o Man! Cant wait to see those cookin!

 

[S.Six]

You had me at ribs!

 

[ShadowDriver]

Those look great, man.

You folks are going to have a feast!

 

[Huh? What?]

Still not sure what we're having besides ribs. I suggested a side of bacon. The wife said that wasn't enough side dishes.

 

[Bigr314]

Looks like a good start. Will be checking back on this cook.

 

[Huh? What?]

Settled on Green Chile mac & cheese and salad to go with the ribs.

 

[Huh? What?]

Experimenting with hanging ribs in the smoker. Using the standard metal racks that come with the smoker, I was pretty much limited to four racks of ribs at a time. I decided to try devising a way to hang the ribs.


I cut four steel rods the same width as the slide-in racks. Using two of the rods, I threaded them through the ribs. Then I can place the rods into the brackets the slide-in metal racks use and hang the ribs.

Finished hanging all four rods with racks of ribs. Currently nine racks of ribs smoking.

 

[Huh? What?]

Rib update...

 

[sturev]

Looking good...

 

[fleihr]

Looking very good, want to share?

 

[Huh? What?]

Ended up going a little under six hours at 225...

Green chili mac & cheese

 

[Free Mr. Tony]

Those look really nice.

 

[tb80]

Looks good.

 

[D0gbert]

I like the high density hanging arrangement. Any comments on the different rubs?

 

[jsperk]

Those ribs look tasty. Great idea for hanging.

 

[Big Swole]

Awesome looking ribs

 

[Huh? What?]

I had enough to vacuum pack four racks and put them in the freezer.