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4th of July; What's on the Grill?

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Its funny, people who know how to cook ribs give cook times and they all seem to be in the same rang although some do it a little differently. I have looked into a few cookbooks, went online to companies who sell spareribs(Hormel) and about.com and they all mention 1 - 1/2 hours but that conflicts with the amount of time most people cook them. It!s like these sources agree but don!t seem to know what they are talking about with ribs.

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MMmmmm - Ribs!

Well, I can at least dream and talk about them!

Hello Rojack! Some folks tell if their ribs are done by checking if the bones are starting to get loose. I like my ribs to still have adhesion to the bone, so instead I gently start to fold my ribs in the middle of the rack. If they start to split very easily, then they are done for me (I like my ribs to still have a little bite back in them instead of falling off the bone).

-=Jasen=-

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i agree with DJ. when you bite into that sparerib, it should pull off the bone cleanly, but not be mushy so that the bones fall out when you are trying to take the rack off the grill.

i believe that wrapping in foil during the cook contributes to a mushy consistency, so i never foil. even reheats are done w/o foil. that's me tho. no "texas security blanket" for me, thanx.

i do think that many look for a mushy texture as a sign of well-turned ribs. i think this sort of preference is a result of others telling folks that is what's preferrable. i find it very dissapointing. meat should taste like meat, not a bbq sauce laden sponge.

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Agreed!

No foil for my ribs (unless I am carrying them to a friends house). I rarely (very rarely) ever let sauce touch the grill. All of my cooks are dry rub (and some mops) and sauce is provided on the table (if so desired).

Well, ya'll are gonna laugh. All this rib talk made me sooo jealous I went out and bought a pack. So am gonna hook the ole Guru back up to the smokey joe and cook up a batch. It is tricky as there is little enough charcoal room for a 4-6 hour cook and I have to split the ribs to fit them. I also have to use a little piece of tinfoil on top of the charcoal to keep from scorching the ribs (until the end). Amazingly, the Guru works wonders as long as you can seal that grill up tight!

-=Jasen=-

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Heat shield on a Smokey Joe

Jasen - I had a fried who used a disposable pie pan as a heat shield on his smokey joe when we took it tailgating. He put it in upside down, over the coals, and put some thumb sized holes in it (mostly around the outside) to allow for airflow. Seemed to work well - but that was in Missouri...all the games were at noon or 1, so we started drinking at 7 or 8am. That might have influenced our judgement!

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