Baby Backs

[skeeterman]

I bought a couple of slabs at the grocery store last night to smoke this w/e. Just wanted to get some input on how to cook these bad boys up. They are already seasoned with BBQ so I guess a rub is out of the question. Should I add a basting sauce as they cook? Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks, Jimmy

 

[MaximumBarnes]

Hornian's method for spareribs also works for baby back's, I'll vouch for that. I've been known to make some alterations to that method. I foil the ribs on the grill, especially when I don't have anything else to cook. But when I do that, I usually only let them go about an hour in the foil. Then when I unfoil them, I'll mop on a shot of sauce and turn them upside down, close to the fire for about 30 minutes. That gives them a real nice crust on the outside.

 

[Sucklebuster]

skeeter,

Assuming you are smoking the REEBS, I usually go about 250 - 275 degress and cook for 1.5 hours over smoke + foil for 1 hour + back on without foil for 30 minutes...give or take. The last 30 minutes I baste up real good with my sauce. If'n you want to get fancy you can baste with apple juice or somesuch during the first 2 steps...when you see the bones stickin out the end, they be done.

Gator

 

[UTinBigD]

smoked 3 racks last weekend as follows:
~3hours with air temp at 250 over a drip pan filled with apple juice and apple cider vinegar.
-1 hour in foil with bbq sauce. I let it go a little too long (watchin bball) and the meat pulled a little too far back on the bones. I would say 1hour 10mins max (still at 250F)
1 hour out of the foil to firm up a bit. You can add sauce here if you want a 'bark' on the ribs (again at 250)

All of this is indirect heat and make sure you refill the drip pan after the first 3 hours.