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Smoking Techniques => Hot Smoking and Barbecuing => Topic started by: allan_37 on June 12, 2012, 03:24:03 AM

Title: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: allan_37 on June 12, 2012, 03:24:03 AM
Hi

Just received my new Bradley smoker and want to try her out. Like to do baby ribs for my first time. New to smoking so I would appreciate any help with respect to method, rubs,  sauces,  etc.

Thanks
Allan (New Brunswick Canada)
Title: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: mikecorn.1 on June 12, 2012, 05:17:14 AM
Welcome aboard. This is a good tutorial on making ribs.
How to make Ribs in a Bradley (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=10182.msg318258#msg318258). You can vary the times on this. It's a guide. I like to do .5 at the end.

Here are some links to help you
FAQs (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?481-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s)
Our time tested and proven recipes (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/)


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Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: dman4505 on June 12, 2012, 05:57:04 AM
Congrats on the new smoker and welcome
Ask all the questions that come your way
Everyone here will help get ya through the learning curve

Don
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: ghost9mm on June 12, 2012, 06:36:41 AM
Hello and welcome to a really great forum...
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: Kahunas on June 12, 2012, 06:41:24 AM
Welcome, your gonna love your new smoker.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: rcger on June 12, 2012, 07:43:22 AM
The only thing better than a Bradley Smoker is the Bradley Forum!  Enjoy your new addiction!
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: muebe on June 12, 2012, 06:16:41 PM
Welcome to the forum ;)
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: Keymaster on June 12, 2012, 07:43:36 PM
Welcome aboard, lets get to deflowering that beast  :o
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: allan_37 on June 13, 2012, 03:24:23 AM
Thanks to everyone.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: allan_37 on June 13, 2012, 03:42:31 AM
Will follow the rib instructions and I will let you know how things turn out. Just one question when you put the ribs back in the smoker for the last hour (or.5) do you add smoke.

Thanks
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: TedEbear on June 13, 2012, 04:44:35 AM
Quote from: allan_37 on June 13, 2012, 03:42:31 AMJust one question when you put the ribs back in the smoker for the last hour (or.5) do you add smoke.

Thanks

No.  The smoking part is only during the first stage.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: sjmcdowall on June 13, 2012, 07:18:23 AM
Welcome aboard!!!  Don't forget to season your smoker before your first real use!! 

Ribs were the first things I made in the smoker too -- great way to start!!  They were toooo die for --

Remember to PAM (tm) your racks AND drip pan before each use -- cleanup will be much easier.  And remove the damn paper tags on the drip plate too .. I didn't and now I have charred paper on it -- doesn't affect it .. but still.. :)

Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: beefmann on June 13, 2012, 09:16:10 AM
welcome aboard,

as for doing  ribs, there fairly  easy.

rub them with the following

4 tbsp paprika
4 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder

pre heat your  smoker for 30 minutes at 225 and have your smoke generator turned on as well,


load your smoke generator with 11 bisquettes  mixture of  misquete , hickory and maple  ( if you  have it ) for 3 hours with top vent wide open  and box temp at 225,

after the  3 hours of smoke and cook, pull the ribs and wrap in foil with either a splash of apple juice or your favourite  bbq sauce covering all the ribs,  then wrap in towels and into a  cooler  let rest for two hours and back into the smoker for another hour to two hours  with no  smoke at  225 box temp.

enjoy
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: KyNola on June 13, 2012, 01:55:14 PM
Quote from: beefmann on June 13, 2012, 09:16:10 AM
load your smoke generator with 11 bisquettes  mixture of  misquete , hickory and maple  ( if you  have it ) for 3 hours with top vent wide open  and box temp at 225,

after the  3 hours of smoke and cook, pull the ribs and wrap in foil with either a splash of apple juice or your favourite  bbq sauce covering all the ribs,  then wrap in towels and into a  cooler  let rest for two hours and back into the smoker for another hour to two hours  with no  smoke at  225 box temp.
Wait.....you sure Beefmann?  In the smoker for 3 hours, out of the smoker for a 2 hour FTC and then back in the smoker for an hour or two?
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: Kahunas on June 13, 2012, 02:11:08 PM
Quote from: KyNola on June 13, 2012, 01:55:14 PM
Quote from: beefmann on June 13, 2012, 09:16:10 AM
load your smoke generator with 11 bisquettes  mixture of  misquete , hickory and maple  ( if you  have it ) for 3 hours with top vent wide open  and box temp at 225,

after the  3 hours of smoke and cook, pull the ribs and wrap in foil with either a splash of apple juice or your favourite  bbq sauce covering all the ribs,  then wrap in towels and into a  cooler  let rest for two hours and back into the smoker for another hour to two hours  with no  smoke at  225 box temp.
Wait.....you sure Beefmann?  In the smoker for 3 hours, out of the smoker for a 2 hour FTC and then back in the smoker for an hour or two?
That's a new one on me. How well does it work? I'm up for trying just about anything once.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: beefmann on June 13, 2012, 03:21:39 PM
is it not the same as a 3 - 2 -1 method, and 9 bisquets = 3 hours of smoke and the last two to insure all 9 bisquets get onto the burner.. now if he has bubba pucks or  equivalent then it  would be  9 and  2 or 3 bubba
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: KyNola on June 13, 2012, 08:38:33 PM
If I understand the 3-2-1 method it is 3 hours of smoke in the smoker, then the ribs wrapped in foil, etc and back in the smoker for 2 hours at the same smoker temp and then the 1 hour with the ribs unwrapped in the smoker at the same temp.

You lost me at taking the ribs out of the smoker for 2 hours and then putting them back in the smoker.  I may be 100% wrong.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: TedEbear on June 13, 2012, 09:00:01 PM
Quote from: KyNola on June 13, 2012, 08:38:33 PMYou lost me at taking the ribs out of the smoker for 2 hours and then putting them back in the smoker.  I may be 100% wrong.

Yeah, I've never heard of taking the ribs completely out of the smoker for several hours in the middle of smoking/cooking them.  That's a new one to me and not something I would want to try.

I usually do a variation of the 3-2-1, especially with baby back ribs.  For those I might go 2-2-.5. For spare ribs I've been know to try 2-3-.5 with fall-off-the-bone tender results.
Title: Re: New 4 RACK ditigal- Still a smoker virgin
Post by: sjmcdowall on June 15, 2012, 07:02:50 AM
Someone else give this new method a try (independent verification is important in scientific endeavors like this! :) .  I'm doing a giant Tuscan Smoked Pork Roast and tri-tip this weekend or I would ..