Happy Sunday my brothers and sisters
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Not the most nutritionally sound method for bodybuilding, unless of course just packing on pounds, but curious if you do the 3-2-1 method. Smoke 3 hours, then wrap in foil with squeeze butter and brown sugar for 2 hours or so, then finish them last hour uncovered (or until the ribs essentially are close to bending/breaking if picked up with tongs). Best ribs I’ve ever had once I started making them that way. Sometimes put a little apple juice in when wrapped to really tenderize them. I don’t like them completely fall off bone, but rather that fine line where you have a good bite through.
Smoked a good size pork butt last week that was great…had to freeze some of the leftovers. Ribs are definitely more of an art. With pork shoulder as long as temps are maintained and internal hits 198-200 they pull apart like butter.
Smoked a good size pork butt last week that was great…had to freeze some of the leftovers. Ribs are definitely more of an art. With pork shoulder as long as temps are maintained and internal hits 198-200 they pull apart like butter.
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@Shock6050 when I have a whole day, yes I use 3-2-1 @ 225, (2-2-1 on baby backs), however here lately I’ve been playing with smoking everything hot. I did those yesterday at 300-315 degrees for 3 hours. 2 hours without even opening the smoker, then @ 2 hour mark spritz them with water and flip them so they’re meat side down for 30 min, then flip them back to bone side down for the last 30 min with sauce to finish if you want. As long as they’re somewhere between 198-202 they’re done, and they’re just as tender as if I had done 3-2-1. When I do 3-2-1, I wrap with honey, brown sugar, 4-5 1/2” pats of butter and coca-cola or Dr Pepper, and no, it’s not very conducive to a bodybuilding lifestyle, but I was a power lifter 
so all good was my friend!
so all good was my friend!
@Shock6050 got a question as you also live in the Midwest, has it been windy where you live? I’ve lived in about the most Midwest State there is besides Nebraska, and it’s been more windy the last 2 years than I ever remember in the last 41 years… I was curious as to whether it’s like this in other states as well…
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