Ingredients

  • 4 Racks: Ribs, Baby Back or St. Louis Spareribs (Peeled)
  • As Needed: Oil, Olive, Blended
  • As Needed: Rub A Dub Seasoning (to taste)
  • As Needed: Oink Seasoning (to taste)
  • 4 Cups: Apple Juice (or Cider) (Not from concentrate)
  • taste: Fire Honey, 5280 Culinary
  • taste: High Altitude BBQ Sauce, 5280 Culinary
  • taste: Low Country BBQ Sauce, 5280 Culinary

Grill & Cooking Supplies

Preparation Directions:

  1. Wash all tools prior to use
  2. Clean and sanitize all cutting boards and prep surfaces prior to use
  3. Read all manufacturer’s instructions before using grills, or any cooking tools
  4. Clean out Traeger as needed and change drip tray liner
  5. Fill pellet hopper with Reserve Blend Pellets
  6. Set Traeger to 225˚, hit enter and hit ignite, add the Rib Rack now so it is ready to go
  7. While Traeger is heating up –
    1. Remove ribs from package, pat dry (if needed)
    2. Carefully use the back of a spoon to remove the membrane
    3. ** a napkin or paper towel works great of the membrane is slippery
    4. Lightly oil on all sides
    5. Season on all sides – season one side with Oink and the other side with Rub-A-Dub
    6. Allow to rest for approx. 15 minutes
  8. When Traeger temp hits 225˚ add the ribs to the rib rack.  Close the lid
  9. Cook for 45 Minutes, then spray with the apple cider.  Spray ribs until they are wet
  10. Spray Ribs every 45 minutes
  11. At the 2 hour mark, flip (rotate) the ribs, spray them and continue to cook
  12. *** At the 4 hour mark, if you are looking for Fall Off The Bone ribs, add butter, sugar and honey to the ribs and wrap in foil.  Continue to cook in the foil until your desired doneness is reach
  13. For the normal ribs, leave them on and keep spraying every 45 minutes, until they reach the 5 hour mark
  14. Using Nitrile and heat proof gloves, carefully remove the ribs and place into an aluminum disposable pan and bring into the kitchen
  15. Keep wrapped and allow to rest for 5-10 Minutes (check after 5 minutes for softness)
  16. Adjust seasoning if desired and sauce with Fire Honey, High Altitude BBQ Sauce and Low Country BBQ sauce or serve sauce on the side
  17. Devour!!!

For the Ribs with Bite recipe total cook time was

  • 4:00    Smoke Time – 225˚
  • 1:00   Finishing Time – 350˚
  • Spraying every 45 minutes with apple cider
  • 5:00    Total Cook Time

For the Fall Off the Bone Ribs recipe total cook time was

  • 4:00    Smoke Time – 225˚
  • 1:00   Wrapped and Sauced Time – 350˚
  • First 4 hours – Spraying every 45 minutes with apple cider
  • Check doneness and cook until desired fall off the bone texture is reached
  • 5:00    Total Cook Time

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