TOUGH RIBS!

[TRAILERKING]

I bought a 4-rack Digital. I got 4 extra racks to stack upside down on top the others for more capacity. This is the second time I used it but I have issues. I did the 3-2-1.5 method at 220 deg. Smoker was almost full (seven racks) back ribs. Problem I found is very tough, not a "fall of the bone" type of rib. Should they be done longer or higher temp? They were not marinated just seasoning rubbed. Not pre-cooked in oven like some suggest. Do they need to be cooked after? I thought they should be done/cooked after coming out of the smoker.

[Tenpoint5]

I notice two things that probably caused the "Tough Ribs". One, I would suggest 225º for a cooking temp. Two, 7 racks of ribs is a LOT of ribs/meat in there. With a load like that You might want to try 3-3-2. When you put that much meat in there it takes a long time for the cabinet temp to recover. You can still apply smoke during this recovery time but your not cooking your ribs. So you have to extend the times to adjust for the amount of meat in there.

[TRAILERKING]

Thanks for fast reply. So what would you suggest for this batch? Should I put them back in the Bradley and resmoke them or oven or bbq them to finish?

[watchdog56]

With that much meat you might want to look and see if the meat has pulled back from the bone before going to the foil step. It took me  a lot longer when I did 8 racks of ribs and had to throw some on the grill to finish.

[TRAILERKING]

With that much meat you might want to look and see if the meat has pulled back from the bone before going to the foil step. It took me  a lot longer when I did 8 racks of ribs and had to throw some on the grill to finish.

Yeah I had a total of 12 racks(I guess too much). I thought I could stuff it full with no problems. There was some pulled back from the bone on the smaller/thinner ones but not much.

[Smokey the Bear.]

I had the same thing happen to me with 8 racks. I just put them in the Weber on indirect heat at 250 till the toothpick went thru the meat with no resistance.Done.