Rak Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wanted to get used to the new KK so I thought a low and slow rib cook should do the trick. I had trouble with my temperature control during venting, so I could definitely use the practise! LOL I'm still getting used to the vent settings for the KK so I wanted to bring her up nice and easy. I figured while it was heat soaking, i'd go grocery shopping and get those ribs. When I returned 2 hours later, it was still sitting at 170F! For 2 hours, the grill had settled in at 170F...I was impressed!! I opened up the top vent about a 1/4 turn and got nicely settled into 225F. For my ribs, I chose back ribs as they looked really meaty. I rubbed down 2 racks, one spicy and one sweet heat. Normally when I make ribs, I'll either spray them every hour or so with an apple juice/cider vinegar mix or I'll wrap them. But since this was my first rib cook on the KK, I wanted to see what I was working with, so went with a no fuss approach. I threw in some peach wood for smoke and put the ribs on the grill. No wrapping, no spraying...in fact, no touching the at all for 4 - 4 1/2 hours. I figured the results will give me a base line for future rib cooks. As you can see, I'm settled in to 225F. It stayed locked in like that for the duration of the cook including heat soaking, and only increased 10F towards the end when I was taking pics and glazing! Got those bad boys on the grill. At the 4 1/2 hour mark, I glazed them. Usually I like my ribs dry, and the family like theirs sauced, but I'd just picked up some homemade mango habanero jelly and wanted to try it. The back rack have Sweet Baby Rays and the front ones have the mango glaze. As you can see, they came out great!! Really nice, clean smoke flavour and very moist. The meat was moist but had a bit of a bite to it, next time I will spray as it cooks as I prefer my ribs a little closer to fall off the bone. Dinner is served....cant post without a money shot right?! What surprised me: I was locked in at 170F...I've never been able to hold a grill that low before How much moisture there was. Whenever I opened I the lid, water would drip down the sides, and because it was so cold outside, I actually had an icicle hanging off the bottom! Liquid Smoke Ice (that one is for you Charles!) I really liked how clean the smoke taste was, I was surprised by that difference Steak is on the menu for tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to using some of that rub Jon B gave me! Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Are you sure you haven't been cooking on a KK for ages, that cook is perfection, just look at the smoke ring. Fantastic cook, Rak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Love that it settled at 170º.. with some futzing it's possible to stabilize at 110º.. Great smoke ring.. on your KK it's from not opening and cooking at 235º My wife loves then just like that.. Home run! Spraying with juice is great to add a bit of caramelization but you had the sauce already.. Spraying with vinegar is great to add a bit of tang.. but to get you meat more tender) fall off the bone) you don't need to spray, you only need to cook it longer. From the texture of your ribs, my guess is that those ribs were about 185º You probably want them up around 200º or more for falling off the bone. I want mine to pull clean from the bone but leave a bite mark and still have a bit of chew.. Probably a bit over 190º. The falling off the bone is a bit like baby food for me.. My favorite doneness test.. Grab the ribs from the end about 30% in and lift and bounce the meat.. I wait until it's just flexible enough to create small tears on the surface.. for fall off the bone wait until it actually tears/breaks. This is a great way to measure tenderness.. Every time you open the grill you loose that big cloud of humidity.. best do it sparingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Nice job on the ribs, Rak. You're obviously on a steep learning curve with your KK. What's your game plan for the steaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Great looking rib cook. Smokecicle that's a good one. Doubt I'll ever see that where I live. I have had a small puddle of water in front of the KK due to moisture dripping out of the lower vent. Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks everyone! Dennis, great information! Next time I'll keep it on a little longer, certainly no fear of it drying out! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomatic Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looks like a winner to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Nice ribs Rak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Nice ribs Rak. Great pun, even if you didn't mean to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 lol I am starting to feel objectified with everyone talking about my rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Looks tasty from here! You might try upping the temp to 275º and I'll bet you get your fall off the bone tenderness in less than 4-1/2 hours (unless they were ice cold when they went in to the KK). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Great Ribisi Rak Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thank you folks! I can't wait to do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFrogs91 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Great looking ribs Rak. X2 what Dennis said. Let them go longer for fall off the bone. No misting necessary.<br /> <br /> <br /> Benton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rak Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks Benton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
