Ribs

[Kp33]

Where do most place ribs....right side...over fire pot... left side???

 

[Sparky]

On the side

 

[Kp33]

Generally left or right?

 

[Cowboy1955]

I place mine in the middle

 

[Kp33]

I place mine in the middle

Right over fire pot or do you put on upper rack in midde ?

 

[Cowboy1955]

Right over fire pot or do you put on upper rack in midde ?

Fire pot

 

[Kp33]

and what cook temp do you generally cook at? Do you let them left to right or font to back ?

 

[Cowboy1955]

and what cook temp do you generally cook at?

I smoke everything at 225 degrees

 

[Kp33]

I smoke everything at 225 degrees

I don't have 225 I have 220 or 230 ...I always use 230

 

[Cowboy1955]

220 then

 

[MarknMd]

Ribs - pork ribs or beef ribs?

In general, I start off low, then as the temp comes up, I try to keep it in the 225 range. There it stays until the meat hits around 125. Then I follow what I call the 100 degree rule. The 100 degree rule keeps the IT moving at a decent pace. I keep raising the cooker temp at the IT plus 100 degrees. I think the fat renders better if the cooker temp finishes in the 275-300 range.

My pork ribs, I don't use a thermometer in the ribs, so I start off at 225 for the first four hours, then hike to 275 for an hour to render the fat and plump up the pork ribs and hopefully get some nice even pullback. Then, I will usually wrap and continue at 275 until they are flexible, which doesn't take long.

Sidenote: I don't have a Pitboss. I don't even have a pellet smoker. Just charcoal/wood smokers.

 

[Mike From R.I.]

Middle rack seeing I have a smoker, heat and smoke comes from both sides and the rear. 225 degrees.

 

[sparkyv]

Upper rack. There is no right or left side for me.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Upper rack. There is no right or left side for me.
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I got napkins!!!

 

[Sparky]

Upper rack. There is no right or left side for me.
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I’ll bring the adult beverage