Very excited about my OBS early fathers day present, have got it seasoning right now and have 3 racks of Baby backs in the fridge marinating with rub overnight.
Questions:
Going to use the 3-2-1 method. Should i wait until temp reaches 225 to put the ribs in?
How far should I have the vent open?
What is the differences in just powering up the smoker and advancing a bisquette onto the burner? Does just the
heating element in the back need to be on during preheat?
Thanks in advance for all the great help and can't wait until tomorrow, will post pics of the process.
W E L C O M E to the Forum aalverson!
Pre-heat the OBS on MAX
Vent about 1/2 open
You will want to pre-heat the generator too, else the first puck just starts to smoke before it gets dumped.
Hi aalverson and welcome to the forum. When you ask a question you'll probably get as many opinions as there are contributors ;D
Preheat with the SG and cabinet at the same time. 220-225 should be good. I usually keep my vent full open. I guess it's a matter of choice but certainly at least half-open.
Add the ribs and then the pucks. Advance three times and you should get some smoke. The first advance resets the cycle for 20 minutes.
The 3-2-1 method is guideline, kind of like "cook until done". Baby backs may take less time. Maybe 3-1-1 or 2-2-1. The goal is to see the meat pulling back from the bone. You can check that after the ribs come out of the foil.
We look forward to your pics.
Welcome aalverson,
I hope you've stayed high and dry. You've found a great place to ask and learn. I haven't done baby backs yet...So good luck!
Welcome aalverson. I'm a newbie too and did my seasoning last weekend and first smoke. Looking forward to smoking again this weekend if the weather will hold off some. Good luck!!
Welcome to the forum aalverson! Looking forward to some pics of that first smoke.
Thank you all. one more question: Do I need to plug the SG and the Tower in separately so that when I turn the SG off after 3 hours the tower stays on to heat or will the tower stay on as long as the temp slider is not on off?
The tower will stay on as long as the slider is not all the way to the left.
I leave the SG on for additional heating.
The SG switch only controls the SG. The cabinet will stay on. Most probably leave the SG on for the extra bit of heat. Just knock off the last burnt puck.
Welcome aalverson - sounds like they have you covered. Always preheat the SG and leave vent at least half, if not fully open.
Looking forward to some pics of them Ribs.
Welcome to the Forum!
3 Racks of Baby Backs on the OBS.
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In the Smoker
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Looking good! Be glad you have PICS of that shinny inside. Because it won't look that way for very long, and that's a good thing! ;D
Out after 3 hours of Maple, getting ready for Apple Juice Spritz
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All Back in filed up, juiced up, about an hour, may spritz at half hour point again.
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I can't remember mine being that shiny inside.
Quote from: DTAggie on June 19, 2010, 04:25:43 PM
I can't remember mine being that shiny inside.
Yep it does seem like a distant memories.
....... aa, thanks for the pics so far.
It is good to take pics and share, plus you have a visual record of what
went right and what went wrong with you smokes.
Ribs are looking mighty fine.
Final pics before they enter our mouths!
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Must be good.
Thanks so much to everyone on this site, it made this process very easy. Absolutely great ribs, couldn't have been happier with first smoke, used maple, will try another wood next time. Family loved them. I made my own sauce which was good but a little to sweet, the rub was great but I will spice it up a bit next time. That's how we learn and thats all the fun, again thanks so much.
Yep, the pic of the cute little girl tells the whole story!
Congrats on some fine ribs.
Congrats on the ribs!
AA,
I'm about 2 hours northwest of you in Paducah KY. If I had known your first smoke was going to come out that good there would be someone sitting beside that pretty girl with a rib. ME!
As for the next wood to use on ribs or butts.....HICKORY.
Can I get an amen?!
Really nice work and pics AA.
Welcome, aalverson...
Good looking ribs!
Ohhh yeah...
Sometime... Try hickory ;D
[AMEN!]
I knew Brother Hal, originally from Paducah KY, would give me an amen. ;)
Hey AA... You ever get pulled pork from Witt's? It's goooood.
http://www.whittsbarbecue.com/ (http://www.whittsbarbecue.com/)
(And, yep... I knew you'd ask... They use HICKORY!)
They have a sauce I like too - But, I put Starne's sauce on it ;D
Good going on the ribs AA. Certainly part of the fun is learning and experimenting. Then you can say "Made 'em myself!"
Hal, Hal, Hal, you've been away too long. Before Witts, one needs to try Martins in Nolensville, or especially Judge Beans in Brentwood. Just thinking about that, I just remembered a new place 3 blocks from my house I need to try - LUNCH.
Welcome to the forum AA, And congrats on the first smoke. It feels goods, especially when you see that big smile on the young'ns faces.
Can't believe I had not seen this thread until now. Glad to have another Nashvegas smoker. Green Hills area myself. In fact, if you are traveling down 65 south toward Franklin, and look over to your right as you pass 440 and see some smoke, it's probably me.
Only one thing bothers me though - loose lips sink ships! "Thanks so much to everyone on this site, it made this process very easy." Now everybody don't moan at the same time - those that have been forum members for a time knows what is coming next.
Drum roll please -----Time to break out THE pledge.
Never ever forget the Bradley Pledge - Do NOT be guilty are letting out too much information that in the wrong hands could be detrimental to the enjoyment of our journey to smoking nirvana! Others have said that in the wrong hands, the release of that information could tend to curtail the consumption of adult beverages.
Before you go off bragging and telling everyone how simple it is - remember the Bradley Pledge.
Did I happen to mention "Remember the Bradley Pledge"?
Raise your right hand, step on your left toe, close both eyes and read after me:
The pledge -- "We pledge, under the penalty of having our Bradley melt into nothingness, never to tell our OR especially anyone else's adoring and admiring family (particularly significant others) and friends, the SECRET (the ease) of Bradley Smoking. We further Pledge to use our Bradleys as often as possible so as to never let our family and friends be without smoked delicacies. There are just some things that should not be smoked and until we find out what they are, we Pledge to smoke everything we can catch, drag to the smoker, wrap in bacon, and fit into our Bradleys."
Now go about you merry day, but let that little thing in the back of your mind - that little nagging thing called a conscience take over before you utter any word about how easy this is to any rug rats or wife's of the female persuasion, or anybody else except us, your forum buddies and anybody you are trying to convert to a Bradley Smoker!
AND as Hal has reminded us in the past -
When you begin a smoke...
Always run your finger in one of those greasy smoker crevices (that you never really clean good). Dab your face and arms a bit.
This is war. Act like it.
Awrighten.
Quote from: Caneyscud on June 22, 2010, 08:26:00 AM
Hal, Hal, Hal, you've been away too long.
I think you're just making those places up.
Next you'll be tryin' to tell me they turned Harding Mall into a Wal-Mart...
Or, better yet... that y'all have an NFL team now...
Yeah, right. Sure. Whatever... ::)
Quote from: FLBentRider on June 18, 2010, 04:54:45 PM
You will want to pre-heat the generator too, else the first puck just starts to smoke before it gets dumped.
I just reread this and picked up on something I didn't catch the first time and felt it was worth pointing out for those like my self that are still learning about our BS's. Thanks FBR!