Beef ribs

[MI smoke]

I bought 3 sets of beef ribs for din din Saturday.
How do you tell if they are done? (falling apart?)
About how long does it take?
I would be interested in any tips!
Sauce or no sauce (or tpj?)

[DaHorns]

I have done them for about 5-6 hours in the smoke, no foil. in the last hour I basted them with some bbq sauce every 15 minutes or so. I love beef ribs only ever find beef ribs with very little meat anymore. good luck with your cook......

[TexLaw]

Well, if you want to know if they are falling apart, you'll know when they start to fall apart. I don't mean to sound coy, but that's just all there is. You will have to put them in some foil for a couple hours or so to get that way.

Personally, I don't care for any ribs done that way. I like them tender, but I don't like them fit for "them ol' widder ladies with no teeth," as Bigwheel says.


TL

[MI smoke]

Well, if you want to know if they are falling apart, you'll know when they start to fall apart. I don't mean to sound coy, but that's just all there is. You will have to put them in some foil for a couple hours or so to get that way.

Personally, I don't care for any ribs done that way. I like them tender, but I don't like them fit for "them ol' widder ladies with no teeth," as Bigwheel says.


TL

Tex, I should have asked how do you tell if they are done? I too like em tender.
I'm hoping to post some food porn tommorow. Just to prove us Yanks can cook :-)

Thanks DaHorns for the info.
I went to Sam's club they have some nice meaty beef ribs there, you have to ask them for the whole ones (the ones they put out are cut up).



Sauce or no sauce?

[TexLaw]

I like to take them off when the twist test tells me so. That is, you take the slab and twist it (or you can also just bend it, but a twist tells me more). When I see the meat start to separate from the bones (usually around the center, where the twist is), I take the ribs off. That usually gets me where I want to be. It really is hard to describe, though. Keep playing around with those ribs, and you'll find what you like.

As far as sauce, that's purely a matter of taste. I don't usually glaze my ribs. I often mix a little TPJ with cider vinegar or ketchup and have that on the side. Sometimes, it's just TPJ on the side. Sometimes, it's nothing on the side. :)


TL