Newbie's Second Attempt At Ribs

[QandBrew]

After my first attempt at babybacks turned out with decent flavor but with the texture of an old catchers mitt, I went looking for help. Thanks to the plethora of info I found on this site my second attempt turned out much better. Heres what I did: Cut 1 rack of baby-backs in half, applied two rubs plus a little Montreal Steak seasoning and put the ribs on my weber performer (directly on the rack opposite the coals and over the water pan) with Kingsford charcoal. Spritzed with apple juice after the first hour. After two hours in the smoke (mostly cherry with a little hickory) I let them go for a half hour with no smoke. Next, into the foil with squeeze Parkay, brown sugar, onion powder, honey, and a little homemade Q sauce. Two and a half more hours in the foil then removed from foil and baked on sauce for about 40 minutes continuously saucing and flipping. Temp was 225 - 250. Used chimney starter to start fire. Maintaining the temp was a bit laborious. Any tips/crtitiques on maintaining temp or anything else I posted are greatly appreciated. Here are a few pics. Thanks for your help.

 

[Enkidu]

They sure look good. But why use Parkay instead of real butter?

 

[QandBrew]

Definitely would have preferred real butter instead of solid oil. Didn't know I was out of butter until it was too late and the Parkay was the only other option in the fridge. Lesson learned on preparation.

 

[Enkidu]

Gotcha. They sure look delicious.

 

[QandBrew]

Thank ya much sir. They were tasted pretty good too.

 

[rgrizzle]

they have a nice color on them. Nice.

 

[Corky]

They sure look good. But why use Parkay instead of real butter?

"The stuff in the blue squeeze container is butter."
- Johnny Trigg

 

[big brother smoke]

NIce color on them ribs!

 

[DaChief]

Look real tasty from this angle. I'd hit those!

 

[BigBlock]

nice color look very good

 

[Wampus]

Lookin good! I'd DEFINITELY hit those!

 

[stevenw106]

they make my mouth water

 

[tasterner]

Very nice!!

 

[vidikron25]

Sure look edible to me, I'd hit those also.