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Smoking Techniques => Hot Smoking and Barbecuing => Topic started by: Northern_Hunting_Mom on March 16, 2014, 09:56:53 PM

Title: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: Northern_Hunting_Mom on March 16, 2014, 09:56:53 PM
My first smoke with my new Bradley smoker and I decided to make pork side ribs. I made a dry rub as follows, I will have to adjust it, less salt and less pepper and chili powder. There was a bit too much heat and just a tinge too salty.

1 and half cup brown sugar
3/4 cup coarse salt
1 tsp onion powder
10 TBS paprika
1/2 TBS cumin
I TBS dry mustard
3 TBS smoked garlic seasoning
1/2 TBS black pepper
2 TBS celery salt
2 TBS chili powder

These ribs were not very thick, 5.5 hours total was perfect. 4.5 hours of smoke with the Special Blend Bisquettes and 1 hour with sauce. Half was smothered with Memphis style Pig's Ass BBQ sauce, a quarter with Cattle Boyz Original BBQ sauce (gluten and fat free) and a quarter with Carolina Style Rub Some Butt BBQ sauce (a mustard, vinegar and Spice mix).

A day just above freezing with a bit of a breeze (no way to get away from it in central Alberta). Temp took 1.5 hours to get above 155.

Pics to prove it was not unicorn roast.

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Holy, it doesn't get much better!
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: Saber 4 on March 17, 2014, 09:30:39 AM
Good looking ribs, after you get that rub adjusted you might also give Jan's Rub a try, I use it to make Texas style (no sauce) ribs and they come out moist, tender, juicy and full of flavor.
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: OldHickory on March 17, 2014, 11:45:55 AM
Good looking cook.  Your rub looks good too except for the sugar.  No sugar for me, I think it masks a good smoke taste in the meat, but that is just my opinion.
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: Northern_Hunting_Mom on March 17, 2014, 12:23:40 PM
One of the sauces I used was not as spicy. Part of my little mistakes was that I used sauces I never used before. Nevertheless, I will have to lower the hot spices since two people here cannot handle it.

The juices were running down our chins.
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: TNRockyraccoon on March 17, 2014, 12:51:06 PM
It will only get better from here! Welcome to the smoked madness.
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: Smoker John on March 21, 2014, 10:32:46 AM
Tasty looking ribs
Title: Re: First smoke with the NOBS
Post by: Salmonsmoker on March 21, 2014, 11:54:36 AM
Yikes NSM, your ribs aren't cheap up there! Glad they turned out good.